Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Strategy 1: Ensure seed sovereignty of the farmers and the State.
Actions
1.1 Establish seed villages exclusively for organic farming.
1.1 (a) Begin programs for the production of seeds, seedlings, planting
materials, and traditional animal breeds at the Panchayat level, so as
to become self-suicient in the availability of good quality local seeds,
both indigenous and breeder seeds developed by the K AU and other
institutions of agricultural research.
1.1 (b) Begin at the farmers' group levels, seed banks, and seed cooperatives
to produce, store, share, and supply good quality seeds, including
those which are traditional and location specific.
1.1 (c) Promote farmers who can produce organically, good quality seeds and
develop participatory seed production programs along with the K AU
and other institutions of agricultural research.
1.1 (d) Develop storage facilities/protection measures using traditional
methods.
1.2 Ensure maintenance of traceability chain mandatory at the Local
Self Government Institution level by the Biodiversity Management
Commitees (BMC) with regard to seeds produced, sold, transferred, and
shared in the Panchayat to protect the farmers from spurious low quality
seeds, including hazardous genetically modified seeds.
1.3 Declare and ensure Genetically Modified(GM) free villages/panchayats
and State.
1.4 Establish a mechanism to regulate the prices of seeds.
1.5 Ensure supply of locally suitable seeds in each agro-climatic zone.
Strategy 2: Implementation of organic farming policy in a phased manner.
Actions
2.1 Conduct an initial assessment of the status of organic farming and farmers
in the State including cultivated, certified, and non-cultivated wild
organic areas in the State.
2.2 Develop an action plan with an objective of converting annual crops
such as grains, fruits, and vegetables to organic within five years and the
perennial crops with in 10 years.
2.3 Develop a clear plan of action with budgets for incorporation into the
planning process of the Local Self Government Institutions for phasing in
organic farming in the State.
