The Mizoram Organic Farming Act, 2004
The Mizoram Organic Farming Act, 2004
The Mizoram Organic Farming Act, 2004, establishes a legal framework to promote and regulate organic agriculture within the state. It aligns state practices with national standards, ensuring that organic products meet specific quality benchmarks. The Act empowers the State Government to incentivize farmers, facilitate the certification of organic produce, and assist in marketing these goods locally and internationally. It applies to all of Mizoram, excluding Sixth Schedule autonomous districts. By providing a structured system for accreditation and certification, the Act aims to boost sustainable productivity and economic growth for farmers while protecting the environment from chemical-dependent conventional farming.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. State Policy and Programme of Organic Farming
- 4. Conformity to National and International Standards
- 5. Incentives for Organic Farming
- 6. Accreditation
- 7. Organic Logo and Certification Mark
- 8. Marketing of Organic Crops and Products
- 9. Constitution of Committee etc
- 10. Power to make Rules
- 11. Power to remove difficulties
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