GMO news related to India

31.08.2009 |

India to increase area under organic farming, boost organic exports

India has planned to increase its area under certified organic farming to 2,000,000 hectare and sale of organic products to one billion US dollars by 2012. A special agency under the Union agriculture ministry - National Centre for Organic Farming - has taken up the task of achieving this target. [...] Currently, organic cotton account for 25% of the total organic products export, followed 20% share for organic tea, 18% share for dry fruits, 13% share for Basmati rice and 10% share for organic honey.

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