17-05-2021 | 16:16 PM
Large Area Certification (LAC) Scheme
The 14,491 ha area of UT of A&N Islands becomes the first large contiguous territory to be conferred with organic certification under the ‘Large Area Certification’ scheme. This is the first large contiguous territory to be certified under the government scheme.
About LAC Scheme:
• Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under its flagship scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY) has launched this unique quick certification program to harness these potential areas.
• Under LAC, each village in the area is considered as one cluster/group.
• All farmers with their farmland and livestock need to adhere to the standard requirements and on being verified get certified in-mass without the need to go under conversion period.
• Certification is renewed on annual basis through annual verification by a process of peer appraisals as per the process of PGS-India.
About Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
• The program was initiated in 2014 to support organic farming.
• Currently, more than 30 lakh hectares of registered land have organic certification.
• India currently ranks fifth in terms of natural farming area and first in terms of an overall number of farmers.
