Indian State Makes Organic Move
16 July 2007 "Uttar Pradesh is drawing a blueprint of new policy for organic farming," said Chaudhari Laxmi Narayan, Agriculture Minister of Uttar Pradesh, at a two-day national seminar on organic farming. Concern over a rash of farmer suicides, many involving intentional intake of pesticides and debt, as well as reports of pesticides penetrating the country’s water tables, have driven the interest in organic farming.
The stress on organic production includes the creation of a certification agency in the state to certify organic products. Other initiatives under consideration include a government-sponsored premium being offered for organic products and funds available for marketing organic products.
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