Organic Certification of Aromatic Rice-based Cropping System (BCKV-GBCS)

Organic Gobindabhog Rice-based Cropping System has been developed in 6 Farms (1 University Farm and 5 Farms / farmers’ fields) in 2 districts (Nadia and Burdwan) in South Bengal region along with Paddy Processing Centre, B.C.K.V., Nadia since 2010 under BCKV-GBCS organic certification programme. IMO Control Pvt. Ltd. is the Organic Certification Agency for the programme, being accredited by APEDA under Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Government of India. The RKVY Project on ‘Bengal Aromatic Rice’ has got the Organic License (No. CMS-0089 / 2012-IMO Control, dated 31.12.2012) under BCKV-GBCS Organic Certification Programme. Thus, first certified ‘Gobindabhog’,‘Radhatilak’, ‘Radhunipagal’, ‘Lal Badshabhog’ and ‘Harinakhuri’ rice have been produced in India as well as permitted for trading in 2017 under technical supervision of B.C.K.V. It is expected to launch the organic ‘Bengal Aromatic Rice’with ‘India Organic’ logo in national and global market in near future. Meanwhile, The RKVY Project developed packets of ‘certified organic aromatic paddy seed’ of 3 varieties (Gobindabhog, Radhatilak and Radhunipagal), which were released by Dr. D. D. Patra, Vice Chancellor of the University in Training and Discussion Programme on ‘Bengal Aromatic Rice: Organic Production and Marketing’ on 14 July, 2017 at B.C.K.V., Kalyani, Nadia.