PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJNA

PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJNA

Introduction

PKVY is a sub-component of Soil Health Management (SHM) scheme under National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) launched in April 2015. It primarily aims to increase soil fertility and healthy food production through organic farming without the use of agro-chemicals.

The revamped PKVY promotes organic farming through the adoption of an organic village by cluster approach and the Participatory Guarantee System of certification.

Key features

It aims to develop sustainable models of organic farming through mixing traditional and modern science to ensure long term soil fertility buildup, resource conservation and helps in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
PKVY empowers farmers through promoting clusters approach in farm practice management, input production.
Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) under PGS-India programme will be the key approach for quality assurances under the PKVY.
Farmers can adopt any form of organic farming in compliance of PGS-India standards; however, the system adopted should be compatible to the area and crop and provides adequate measures to manage nutrients, pests and diseases. So, Farmers will have the flexibility to use appropriate package of practice(s) best suited to their situations.

Objectives of PKVY

To promote natural resource based integrated and climate resilient sustainable farming systems that ensure maintenance and increase of soil fertility, natural resource conservation, on-farm nutrient recycling and minimize dependence of farmers on external inputs.
To reduce cost of agriculture through integrated organic farming systems and enhance farmer’s net income per unit of land.
To produce chemical free and nutritious food for human consumption.
To protect environment from hazardous inorganic chemicals by adoption of ecofriendly low cost traditional techniques and farmer friendly technologies.
To empower farmers through promoting clusters and group with capacity to manage production, processing, value addition and certification management.
To make farmers entrepreneurs through direct market linkages with local and national markets.

Submission & Approval of Annual Action Plans (AAP)

State Government has to prepare cluster wise annual action plan on a project basis with details of each cluster; organic farming system/cropping systems to be adopted.
This Annual Action Plan (AAP) duly approved by state level executive committee (SLEC) along with the minutes of SLEC, shall reach DAC&FW for examination, deliberation and final approval by first week of April every year.

Fund Flow Mechanism

Each member of the group is being provided financial assistance of Rs.50, 000/ha. during the period of three years for seed to harvesting of crops and till market.
Funds will be released to states after approval of annual action plan by national Executive Committee.
Incentives to farmers for organic conversion, organic inputs, on-farm input production infrastructure etc. shall be provided to their respective bank accounts.
As far as possible, all the activities should be funded through PKVY as per guidelines. Convergence with other schemes like RKVY, MIDH, NFSM etc. of the DAC&FW and schemes of other ministries like MSME, MOFPI for value addition, marketing can be done.

Model Cluster Demonstration

For model cluster demonstration, Cooperatives/public sector organizations such as KVKs, ICAR institutions, SAUs, Central Agriculture Universities, Small Farmers Agri Consortium (SFAC), NSC, NCDC, and other public sector organizations of Central and State Governments will be eligible for conducting the model cluster demonstrations.

Monitoring And Evaluation

At the national level regular monitoring of the scheme will be done by National center of organic farming (NCOF)/ RCOFs and National Project Management Team.

Geo-tagging: The clusters taken up under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna will be geo tagged for monitoring purpose as well as for facilitating marketing mechanism based as the crops grown.

Jaivik Kheti Portal

A portal for organic farming will be developed thereby PKVY/Participatory Guarantee system (PGS) groups can take the advantage of this portal for capacity building, technical know-how, marketing channels/other groups and direct marketing of their produce to prospective buyers and consumers.

Formation of Group & Clusters

A group of farmers having a total area of 20 ha. as far as possible, in contiguous patch within a village or closely located villages shall be considered a PKVY/PGS Group.
A group shall comprise minimum 20 farmers. 25-50 such groups covering 500-1000 ha. area shall constitute one “Cluster”.
State Government shall identify the target PKVY/PG Groups between 500 or 1000 ha. area for formation of clusters. The group of clusters should be identified preferably in the existing FPO areas.
Farmers in a group can avail benefit to a maximum of two ha. as per provision of PKVY.

Capacity Building

Training for capacity building of farmers on organic farm management, organic production and use, organic approaches for pest management, adoption of PGS standards in field practices, PGS certification etc. will be ensured by government.

(Source- Dpt. of Agriculture, cooperation & farmer welfare)

(FAQ) Frequently Asked Questions

In which year PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJNA was launched?

It is a sub-component of Soil Health Management (SHM) scheme under National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) launched in April 2015.

What are the main objectives of PKVY?

To increase soil fertility and healthy food production through organic practices without the use of agro-chemicals.

Which state has become 2^nd fully organic state after Sikkim?

Meghalaya, 1^st state was Sikkim.

Which state ranks 1^st in production of organic products?

Madhya Pradesh.

What is Jaivik kheti portal?

It is dedicated portal for organic farming where PKVY/PGS groups can take the advantage for capacity building, technical know-how, direct marketing of their produce to prospective buyers and consumers.

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