PKVY & MOVCDNER (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Agriculture)

Context: Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers recently released a report on Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in the Northeast Region.

 Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

• About: Launched in 2015, PKVY is part of Soil Health Management under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.
• Objective: The scheme aims to promote organic farming to improve soil health and produce chemical-free agricultural products.
• Certification System: Promotes Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) For India (PGS-India), focusing on mutual trust and local relevance, without third-party certification.
• Funding Pattern: Central and State Governments contribute in a 60:40 ratio; for North Eastern and Himalayan States, it's 90:10, and 100% for Union Territories.
• Target: Aim to form 10,000 clusters of 20 hectares each and convert nearly two lakh hectares to organic farming by 2017-18.
• Benefits: Supports and promotes organic farming, leading to improved soil health and the production of chemical-free agricultural products.

Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER)

• About: It is a Central Sector Scheme, a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).
• Launched by: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
• Implementation: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, during the 12th plan period.
• Objective: To development of certified organic production in a value chain mode to link growers with consumers and to support the development of entire value chain starting from inputs, seeds, certification, to the creation of facilities for collection, aggregation, processing, marketing and brand building initiative.