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Organic Certification
PGS-India is free, for smallholders selling locally. NPOP paid certification is worth it only if exporting or supplying big retail.
At a glance
Figures are for the season shown and are guidance, not a substitute for the official notification.
- Conversion period
- 2–3 years
- PGS-India
- Free, group-based, domestic market
- NPOP
- Third-party, paid, needed for export
- Yield during conversion
- Typically 10–25% lower
- Price premium
- 20–40% when a buyer is lined up
- Register at
- jaivikkheti.in
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While we finish the Organic Certification
Dedicated guides on this are being written. These cover closely related ground in the meantime.
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