Government of Sikkim
Sikkim Organic Mission
SIKKIM
TOWARDS ORGANIC STATE
P. TSHERING BHUTIA
SECRETARY,
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM
Date: 7th October, 2014
Venue: New Delhi
Historic Declaration
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim
Shri Pawan Chamling, made a
historic declaration in 2003, in the
State Legislative Assembly to
transform Sikkim in to a Totally
Organic State.
This was the first key policy shift
towards transforming Sikkim into
an organic state.
SIKKIM HAS THE PRIDE OF BECOMING THE FIRST STATE OF
INDIA TO DECLARE & ADOPT ORGANIC FARMING.
WHY ORGANIC IN SIKKIM
 Totally hill topography with rain-fed farming.
 Traditional farming systems were in practice.
 Very low use of agro-chemical inputs.
 Majority of farmers are small and marginal.
 Soil rich in organic carbon.
 Rich in bio-diversity due to diverse of agro-climatic
condition.
Initial steps towards organic farming
 May, 2003:- A concept paper and action plan entitled “Going for
Organic Farming in Sikkim” is prepared.
 Conducted capacity building programmes for all Officers and field
functionaries.
 September, 2003:- Constituted “Sikkim State Organic Board”
 Government adopted a seven year plan to wipe out the use of
chemical fertilizers and to gradually replace them with organic
sources of plant nutrient.
 Conducted massive awareness programme for panchyats,
SHGs, Farmer’s Club and farmers.
 Focussed approach was adopted to create the infrastructures
and to mobilize resources.
Going ahead towards –Organic State.
Continued…..
 2004-05:- Promoted on farm organic manure production like,
rural compost, vermi-compost, EM compost, bio-dynamic
compost etc.
 2007-08: Two units of State seed testing and processing unit
established.
 Centre of excellence for Organic Farming developed.
 State soil testing laboratory established in all four districts to
cater to the need of soil health assessment.
Going ahead towards –Organic State.
Continued…..
 Vermi compost hatchery units were established in
Government farms.
 Organic certification programme initiated through DST in
2900 ha covering 2135 farmers.
 Organic certification programme initiated through KVK,
FSADD in 260 ha covering 170 farmers.
 2008-09:- Organic certification programme initiated through
HCCDD in 3758 ha covering 3285 farmers.
 Bio-fertilizer production unit established at Majitar.
 2010-11:- Ginger processing unit established at Birdang
Farm, West Sikkim.
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
 Sikkim Organic Mission - Launched
 Stopped lifting of chemical fertilizer quota.
 Entry of chemical inputs in the state restricted.
 Grazing of Animals in the reserve forest banned to conserve natural
resources
 Banned on use of plastics bags.
 Launched State Green Mission
Going towards Fully Organic State.
Continued…..
 17th & 18th March 2010:- National Level Workshop
organised in the theme of “Vision for Holistic and
Sustainable Organic Farming in Sikkim– The
Future Thrust.”
 July, 2010:- Road map for adoption of organic farming is
prepared.
 August, 2010:- Three Livelihood School started fuctioning
to train the educated unemployment youth in collaboration
with Morarka Foundation, Jaipur.
 15th August, 2010:- Sikkim Organic Mission launched.
Objectives of the Mission
1. To promote Sikkim as an organic state.
2. To outline measure to discourage use of chemical
inputs and gradually substitute with organic input.
3. To develop basic infrastructures and statutory
development and to initiate actual organic farming
in the state.
4. To create or develop markets for organic
commodities along with evolvement of related
strategies.
5. To formulate a state policy on organic farming
Going towards a fully organic state.
Continued…..
 November, 2010:- National level NIT floated in national
news paper for ICS development and Certification.
Subsequently, conversion and certification process started in
the mission mode.
 Chapters
on Organic Farming included in the course
curriculum of Class 5th standard in Government Schools.
 Amended trade license act- The term “chemical inputs” is
substituted by “inputs of organic origin”, thereby
restricting sale of inorganic inputs.
Going towards a fully organic state.
Continued…..
State Organic Policy and perspective five years plan
is in place.
Packages & practices on Organic farming of
important crops grown in the state has been
developed in collaboration with ICAR, Sikkim Centre
The regulatory Act on organic farming is under
enactment.
Second
Policy
Shift DECISION
SECOND MAJOR
KEY
POLICY
Towards Fully Organic State
The resolution No 4 of 2009 in the State
Legislative Assembly
“With the objective of having an environmentally
clean State for better life and healthy living, members
of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly unanimously
resolved that State of Sikkim would be made an
organic State which will be achieved within the
targeted period as per Human Resource Development
Plan.”
Monitoring Mechanism
State Level- Mission Chief Executive, Executive Director,
Addl. Executive Directors – 2, and Joint Directors-2.
District Level- Joint Directors, HCCDD & FSADD.
Sub-Division Level-Dy. Directors, HCCDD & FSADD.
Block Level- ADO & HDO, HCCDD & FSADD.
GPU Level- AI, HI & VLWs, HCCDD & FSADD
Function of District Officers
1. To monitor and to ensure the conduction of 4 rounds of
farmers training programe per ward per year by the Service
Providers.
2. To verify the authenticity of entry made in farm diary.
3. To verify the beneficiaries selected for input adoption
programme.
4. To monitor the Construction of RC/VC units.
5. To ensure 2 trainings to the beneficiaries on RC and 3 training
to the beneficiaries of VC after completion of construction by
the vendor.
6. To give feed back about the progress of Mission to the HQ.
Function of Service Providers
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The role of Service Provider is to implement NPOP regulation for organic farming
and certification in the systematic manner as given below:
Village meetings , awareness programmes and growers group formation.
Baseline survey and GPS recording of each farm.
Signing of agreement, on line registration of growers group and farmers.
Maintenance of farm diary and internal inspection check list.
Four round of farmers’ training programmes on production and certification.
Training to the field supervisors.
Soil sample collection and submission to STL.
Distribution of soil health card to the farmers.
Rabi and Kharif internal inspection of individual farm.
Uploading of crop summary in Trace-net.
Facilitate Certification Agency for inspection and auditing.
Review and resolve non compliance report given by external inspectors.
Distribute Scope Certificate issued by Certification Agency
Function of certification agencies
The role of certification agency is to ensure the compliance of NPOP
regulation and to issue scope certificate in a systematic manner as follows:
1. Issues trace net login i.d. and pass word to access trace net.
2. Receive application, scrutinize and register on line in trace net.
3. Review and issue registration number to the growers group and to the
farmers.
4. Guide Service Provider to comply NPOP.
5. Review farm document submitted on line by Service providers.
6. Conduct field inspection and auditing to ensure compliance of NPOP
regulation.
7. Submit inspection report to SOM.
8. Issue scope certificate, characteristics of certificate and approved list of
farmers.
9. Issue transaction certificate.
Present profile of certification in the State
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14 Service Providers (8 local NGO + 6 national NGO) are
involved in ICS management and training.
6 APEDA accredited Certification Agencies are involved in
certification.
Organic farming practices is adopted by all farmers.
Activities of ICS for organic certification is in progress in all
GPU.
Total 185 Organic Growers Groups are operating in the
state.
Certification- 26,391.10 Ha farm land has attained organic
status, 19216.1588 ha area is under IC-II status and
18096.6170 ha area is under IC-I status.
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CERTIFICATION AGENCY INVOLVED
Service providers
National level NGOs (Morarka Foundation, IPL,
ITS, ICCOA, Sresta Naturals, Sheel Bio-Tech.
Local NGOs ( Mevedir, Concede, Organic Sikkim,
Amarjyoti, HVS, SSWYA, Teesta Tendong, SIMFED
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CERTIFICATION AGENCY
One Cert Asia, Eco-cert, Lacon Quality, SGS, IMO &
Bio-cert.
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Marketing initiatives
Sikkim has established an organic retail outlet at
Greater Kailash, Delhi in the name of “SIKKIM
ORGANIC”
25 local educated youth interested in agri-business
trained at NIAM , Jaipur and they are operating
organic stores at state capital.
SIMFED, and Denzong cooperative is operating
organic outlet of vegetables in the state capital.
Farmers SHG has been allotted space for selling their
organic produce in the state capital.
Challenges
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Lack of effective organic plant protection
alternatives.
Unavailability of organic seeds and planting
materials.
Lack of value addition/processing facilities.
Lack of marketing linkages.
Lack of research support on organic farming system.
Sustainability of ICS for organic certification after
the with drawl of Govt. support is in question.