Organic production in India
I nt ro d u c t i o n · In 2016, India ranked 1st in terms of organic producers with 8.35 lakh (13.5%) and 3rd in terms of organic area under cultivation with 4.2 million hectares (10.5%) of the world. · In 2017, out of the 1003 affiliates of IFOAM-Organics International from 127 countries, India possessed 111 of them. · It has been forecasted that for the coming years, Indian organic farming will attain a CAGR of more than 25%. · The purpose for selecting organic vegetables is because these are readily available to the common masses for immediate consumption and India is the second important organic vegetable grower. · Recent studies have concluded that organic vegetables are safer to consume than the non-organic ones due to lower nitrate and cadmium content; and lesser pesticide residues. · Worldwide only 0.7 % of the organic land was devoted to the cultivation of vegetables, while India offered 14.3 % of its organic a