date:Nov 05, 2012
f India initiated the development of a national organic farming policy and put in place the production standards to encourage the cultivation and export of organic agricultural produce. The commodity boards functioning under the ministry's aegis were actively involved in framing the policy and standards.
NPOP officially came into being in 2000 and was notified under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (FTDR Act) the following year. It was recognised by the European Union (E