Last Updated on July 13, 2021 at 6:26 pm
In its first step towards making Ladakh organic, the Union territory administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today with Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SOCCA).
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Leh/Kargil with Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA) regarding the implementation of Prampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Mission Organic Development Initiative (MODI), in Ladakh region with the aim to convert Ladakh into organic by 2025.
The main objective of this MOU is to get the organic certification after a tie-up with the Government of India (GOI).
Secretary Ravinder informed that the aim is to make Ladakh a certified organic UT by 2025 which will be completed in three phases. He informed that for organic certification the department has divided Ladakh into 3 phases. In the first phase, 85 villages have been identified with an aim to convert 5000 hectares of land into organic and in the 2nd phase, 82 villages will be covered with an area of 10000 hectares and under 3rd phase, the department has selected 79 villages which will cover the remaining areas.
