India, Feb. 18 -- Over the past decade, India has increasingly shifted its focus toward promoting sustainable agriculture. Terms like organic farming, zero-budget farming, integrated systems, and chemical-free agricultural practices have been embedded in budgetary speeches at least seven times between 2015 and 2025.

India's organic farming sector has witnessed remarkable growth in under a decade, as seen in the increase in area, production, and exports. In 2015, India's organic farming area stood at just 4.72 million hectares. By 2023, this figure had tripled to 10.17 million hectares, representing 2.6 per cent of the country's total agricultural land. Similarly, organic production rose to 2.9 million metric tonnes by 2023.

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