(The Gist of Kurukshetra) Organizations and Government Schemes/Initiatives promoting Organic Farming

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Organizations and Government Schemes/Initiatives promoting Organic Farming

National Organic Farming Research Institute, Gangtok, Sikkim: This is a research institute recently established for promoting research and education and conducting training on organic production systems, especially in the North East Hills Region of India.

National Centre of Organic Farming, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh: This centrally run institute and its six Regional Centers at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Panchkula, Imphal, Jabalpur and Nagpur has been established for implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), i.e., National Project on Organic Farming.

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS): A participatory approach for the stakeholders (producers, consumers, retailers, traders and others such as NGOs, Societies/Gram panchayats/ State/Central Government organizations/agencies/farmers, etc.,) to assess, inspect and verify the production practices of each other and take decision on organic certification (PGS-Green and PGS-Organic). The system focuses on assurance of quality at local levels, and is a platform for the participators to build trust, social networks and exchange knowledge to continue the integrity and movement of organic.

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana: This is an expanded component of soil Health Management (SHM) of a major CSS, National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), launched in 2015. The latest technologies of are disseminated in villages among youths and farmers by cluster method and PGS certification.

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