The organic sector in India, is comparatively new, possesses inherent strengths that can be leveraged, and the current context in which it thrives offers many opportunities that can be utilized. The agricultural policy of India has gradually shifted from espousing a production-centric approach to a more holistic approach. This approach, in addition to focusing on increased productivity, also factors in climatic considerations, nutritional concerns, environmental impact and standard of living of the stakeholders.

The Government has sanctioned several schemes to incentivize organic farming and many state governments are creating individual policies for the same. In addition to the Government’s increasing interest in the sector, private sector actors too have expressed their interest by increasing investments in the sector. In addition to this, the demand for organic products is increasing steadily as is the level of interest that Indian farmers have expressed in making the shift to organic farming.