The state of Kerala, India is on its way to becoming a model state in organic farming. With a clear roadmap of converting 20% of total cultivable land to organic farms it plans to go 100% organic in 5 years.

The truly green ‘organic revolution’ is expected to be launched in the state with the implementation of the Kerala Organic Farming Policy (KOFP) on November 1.

With that, Kerala would be a model for other states. As reiterated by Air Commodore Radhakrishnan (Rtd) based on a policy expert’s statement, “the requirement of organic farming policy is not for the farmers or for the state but to prevent our children from consuming toxic food contaminated by pesticides”.

Currently, about 7000 farmers in the state are engaged in organic farming covering a land area of 5,750 hectares. 

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