Issues and Challenges of Organic Farming: A study on Selected FPOs in Mizoram

Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy. India is managing 17.5 percent of world population and occupies only 2.4 percent of the world geographical land. During Independence, more than half of national income was contributed by agriculture alwith more than 70 percent of the total population depends on agriculture (Pandey, 2013). It is also considered as the primary source of employment hilly states of North East India. Mizoram is primarily an agricultural with over  60 percent of its  population, relying on farming as the main means of livelihood in rural communities. A variety of  crops are are cultivated with  paddy being the principal food crop and the staple diet of Mizoram. Majority of the total population, more than 60 percent of the total population, in Mizoram depends upon the agricultural sector as it is the biggest source of livelihood for rural areas (Economic Survey, 2017-18).