The Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023 was released by Chief Minister.
This Policy is aimed at conserving and protecting soil health, agroecology, and biodiversity besides providing safe, healthier and environment-friendly food.
The policy will be reviewed after a period of five years.
State-level and district-level committees will be formed to monitor the progress.
A Single window system will be implemented to simplify the certification procedure.
The organic farming policy will help to ensure, upscale, and support chemical-free organic agriculture in TN.
India occupies fifth place with a total area of 2.66 million hectares.
Tamil Nadu holds 14th rank in organic farming across the country with 31,629 hectares of organic agriculture land.
Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under organic certification followed by Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka.
In 2020-21, Tamil Nadu shipped 4,223 metric tonnes of organic products worth Rs 108 crore.