Context: Recently a meeting was organized to review the progress of Phase-III of the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER).

About Mission Organic Value Chain Development for the North Eastern Region

• Aim: To develop end to end organic value chains in North Eastern States.

• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for implementation

• It is a Central Sector Scheme, a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).

Beneficiary States

• Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura

Implementation

• National Level: The Mission structure at Government of India level will comprise of National Advisory Committee (NAC), Executive Committee (EC), Mission Monitoring Committee (MMC).

• State Level: It will be implemented by the State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) and executed through a designated state Lead Agency in the form of state “Organic Commodity Board” or “Organic Mission”. 

Significance

• MOVCDNER has helped in bringing 1.73 lakh ha area under organic farming benefiting 1.89 lakh farmers.

Additional Information

About National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture(NMSA)

• Objective: To enhance agricultural productivity especially in rainfed areas focusing on integrated farming, water use efficiency, soil health management and synergizing resource conservation.

Components

• Rainfed Area Development 

• On Farm Water Management 

• Soil Health Management 

• Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture: Monitoring, Modeling and Networking