Editing Organic farming (section)

===India===

In India, in 2016, the northern state of [[Sikkim]] achieved its goal of converting to 100% organic farming.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/article623309.ece "Sikkim to become a completely organic state by 2015"]. ''The Hindu''. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2012.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120119053930/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-07/global-warming/28288790_1_organic-farming-organic-agriculture-organic-manure "Sikkim makes an organic shift"]. ''Times of India''. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2010/08/07/stories/2010080753371900.htm "Sikkim 'livelihood schools' to promote organic farming"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528222608/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2010/08/07/stories/2010080753371900.htm |date=28 May 2013 }}. ''Hindu Business Line''. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111213/jsp/siliguri/story_14873566.jsp "Sikkim races on organic route"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709033203/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111213/jsp/siliguri/story_14873566.jsp |date=9 July 2014 }}. ''Telegraph India''. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2012.</ref><ref name=SikkimEtc>Paull, John (2017) [https://www.academia.edu/35179966/Four_New_Strategies_to_Grow_the_Organic_Agriculture_Sector "Four New Strategies to Grow the Organic Agriculture Sector"], Agrofor International Journal, 2(3):61-70.</ref> Other states of India, including [[Kerala]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/state-to-switch-fully-to-organic-farming-by-2016-mohanan/article6517859.ece|title=State to switch fully to organic farming by 2016|first=K. A.|last=Martin|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 October 2014|publisher=Mohanan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2014/nov/07/cm-will-get-total-organic-farming-state-tag-by-2016-679699.html|title=CM: Will Get Total Organic Farming State Tag by 2016|website=The New Indian Express|date=7 November 2014 }}</ref> [[Mizoram]], [[Goa]], [[Rajasthan]], and [[Meghalaya]], have also declared their intentions to shift to fully organic cultivation.<ref name=SikkimEtc />

The South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is also promoting organic farming, especially Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), which is a form of [[regenerative agriculture]].<ref>Balk, Sabine; Dembowski, Hans; Thallam, Vijay Kumar. [https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/why-government-andhra-pradesh-south-indian-state-promoting-organic-farming "Four wheels of Zero Budget Natural Farming"], ''[[D+C - Development + Cooperation]]'', 10 November 2019.</ref>

As of 2018, India has the largest number of organic farmers in the world and constitutes more than 30% of organic farmers globally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/agriculture/30-per-cent-of-world-s-organic-producers-are-in-india-59748|title=More than 30 per cent of world's organic producers are in India|date=21 February 2018|access-date=25 August 2020|publisher=downtoearth.org}}</ref> India has 835,000 certified organic producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.organicwithoutboundaries.bio/2019/02/28/organic-agriculture-statistics-book-2019|title=Global Data Reveals Another Record Year for Organic Agriculture|date=28 February 2019|access-date=25 August 2020|publisher=organicwithoutboundaries.bio}}</ref> However, the total land under organic cultivation is around 2% of overall farmland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organic Farming in India |url=https://www.ceew.in/publications/sustainable-agriculture-india/organic-farming |website=Council on Energy, Environment and Water|date=19 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-07 |title=Ethical, Sustainable and Organic Farming - Long road ahead for India |url=https://blog.kannukutty.com/organic-difficult/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Blog of Kannukutty Organic |language=en}}</ref> The current level food production is 1.5 times greater than what’s needed to feed the world. It is thus sufficient to feed 10 billion people which is the projected population peak of 2050 (Holt-Gimenez, 2012). Yet one in nine people remain hungry in the world today (FAO, IFAD, and WFP, 2015).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discussion Paper : Organic Agriculture: An option for fostering sustainable and inclusive agriculture development in India |url=https://www.teriin.org/policy-brief/discussion-paper-organic-agriculture-option-fostering-sustainable-and-inclusive |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.teriin.org |language=en}}</ref>