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09 May, 2021
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National Programme for Organic Production-Organic agriculture
GS-Paper-3: Economic - Agriculture – UPSC PRELIMS – Mains Application
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has sourced finger millet and barnyard millet from farmers in Himalayas (Uttarakhand) for exports to Denmark. These millets were exported to Denmark after meeting the organic certification standards of the European Union (EU).
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Organic Food Organic farm produce means the produce obtained from organic agriculture, while organic food means food products that have been produced in accordance with specified standards for organic production. According to FSSAI,’organic agriculture’ is a system of farm design and management to create an ecosystem of agriculture production without the use of synthetic external inputs such as chemical fertilisers, pesticides and synthetic hormones or genetically modified organisms. |
At present, organic products are exported provided they are produced, processed, packed and labelled as per the requirements of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).
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Organic Food Regulatory System
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Significance - The NPOP certification recognized by the EU and Switzerland enables India to export unprocessed plant products to these countries without the requirement of additional certification.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
About APEDA: http://apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/organic/index.htm
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