Steep hike in penalties for fraud under the National Programme of Organic Products and blacklisting erring firms are the need of the hour. By Subramani Ra Mancombu A controversy over irregularities in the export of organic rice has brought into focus the role of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) as […]
Subramani Ra Mancombu Sikkim certification body, private exporter also fined ₹10 lakh each. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), thenodal agency for the National Programme on Organic Production (NPOP), has suspended theaccreditation of an organic certification agency and an exporter besides penalizing both.The suspension and penalty follow a report by Businessline […]
Pragti Negi The method of using an agricultural production system that utilizes crop rotation, compost, green manure, and biological pest control for the production of crops, livestock, and public awareness is known as organic farming. This agricultural production system that focuses more on organics promotes resource cycling, which preserves biodiversity and maintains ecological equilibrium. The […]
Islamabad imported 14,000 tonnes of hybrid paddy seeds from Beijing, which is also working research trials in the neighbouring nation. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The “needle of suspicion” points to China in the European Union detecting the presence of genetically modified (GM) rice in an organic Basmati rice export consignment from Pakistan. “Data show that […]
Shipments in the period exceed total exports in 2023-24, consignment prices lower since September By Subramani Ra Mancombu Organic rice exports from India during the first four months of the 2024-25 fiscal have exceeded the total organic rice exports in the 2023-24 fiscal, leading to allegations of irregularities in the shipments. Trading sources say soaring […]
Organic rice is rice that certified by an independent body, to have been grown and processed according to set “organic” standards. While there is no single definition for “organic”, most definitions share common elements. For example, “organic” as applied to most field crops generally means that: No synthetic or artificial chemical pesticides and fertilizers have […]
