EXPORT POTENTIAL FOR

ORGANIC PRODUCTS
FROM WESTEREN ZONE
OF T.N.

P.SUBBARATHINAM
QUALITY MANAGER, TNOCD
 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

• System of Farm Design & Management to create Eco System

to achieve sustainable productivity

• without using artificial external inputs.

 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

•Developing a viable and sustainable agro eco system.

•Arrange diversity in crop production and animal husbandry

so that there is an interplay of all the elements of the farming
management.
 ORGANIC FARMING

Organic farming excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers,

pesticides, plant growth regulators, livestock feed additives,
and genetically modified organisms.

Organic farmers rely on crop rotation,

integrated pest management, green manure, crop residue,
compost and mulching to maintain soil productivity and
control pests.
 ORGANIC FARMING …..

Enhancing soil health is the cornerstone of organic farming.

A variety of methods employed

crop rotation,
green manure,
cover cropping,
application of compost and
mulching.
 ORGANIC FARMING …..

Organic farms - lower input costs (fertilizer, pesticides) and

higher margins .

Organic farms withstand severe weather conditions better

than conventional farms, often yielding 70-90% more than
conventional farms during adverse climates.

Yield on an average of 10-15% less than conventional farms

in the initial years.

Yield increases in the subsequent years.

 CERTIFICATION

• A WRITTEN ASSURANCE GIVEN BY THE

CERTIFICATION BODY.

• THAT AN IDENTIFIED PRODUCTION /

PROCESSING SYSTEM IS METHODICALLY
ASSESSED AND CONFIRMS TO SPECIFIC
ORGANIC STANDARDS.
Our National Standards (NSOP)

3.3 Animal
Husbandry 3.4 Food
Processing
3.2Crop /Handling
Production

Organic
Standards

3.5 Labelling
3.1General

3.6 Storage
&
Transport
 TAMILNADU ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
DEPARTMENT, (TNOCD), COIMBATORE
 Rajasthan organic Certification Agency,
Jaipur.
 Uttarakhand State Organic Certification
Agency, Dehradun
 Aditi Organic Certifications private Limited, Bangalore.
 APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA)
 Bureau Varitas Certification India Pvt., Ltd., Mumbai.
 Control Union Certifications (India)
 Eco cert SA, Branch Office India, Aurangabad.
 Food Certification India Pvt, Ltd., Hyderabad
 IMO Control Pvt, Ltd., Bangalore.
 India Organic Certification Agency, Cochin
 Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products (ISCOP),
Coimbatore.
 Lacon Quality Certification Pvt, Ltd., Thiruvalla
 Natural organic Certification Agency
 One Cert Asia Agri certification Pvt, Ltd., Jaipur.
 SGS India Pvt, Ltd., Gurugon
 Vedic Organic Certification Agency, Hyderabad.
 Organic Production in T.N.
• India produces around 3,96,997 MT of
certified organic products.(2007 -08)
• TNOCD Certified 22,448 M.T. of
certified organic products and in conversion
products. (2010 – 11, up to July 2010).
• Our share is about 5 % of
Total organic production of
India.
 Organic Production in T.N.(in MT)
• It includes ……..

1 Rice 365
2 Millets 827
3 Pulses 33
4 Oilseeds 221
5. Cotton 6
6. Sugarcane 134
7. Fruits and Vegetables 19394
8. Other Crops 1468
Total 22448
Area Under Organic Production
in Western Parts of T.N.
is 1050 Acres
 Estimated Organic Production in
Western Parts of T.N. During2010-11 in M.T.

1 Rice 12
2 Millets 200
3 Oilseeds ( Mainly Coconut) 529
4. Cotton 4
5. Sugarcane 150
6. Fruits and Vegetables 544
7. Other Crops 413
Total 1852
 Prices of Organic Products at basic bio
super market, Munich, Germany

Sl. Product Quantity Price(€)

No.
1 Banana 1No 1.69
2 Pineapple 1 Kg 4.99
3 Mango 1 Kg 3.99
4 Papaya 1 Kg 8.99
5 Coconut 1 No 2.29
6 Ground Nut 1Kg 7.99
7 Carrot 1 Kg 1.79
8 Radish (Red) 1Kg 1.79
9 Cabbage 1kg 3.29
 Prices of Organic Products at basic bio
super market, Munich, Germany
Sl. Product Quantity Price(€)
No.
10 Knol-khol 1 kg 1.29
11 Beet-Root 1 Kg 1.29
12 Braccoli 1 Kg 4.89
13 Cauliflower 1 Kg 3.89
14 Ginger 1kg 10-14
15 Radish (White) 1Kg 1.69
16 Beans 1 Kg 9.49
17 Cucumber 1Kg 3.69
18 Tomato 1kg 2.49
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