Sikkim becomes India's first fully Organic state

Sikkim has become India’s first fully organic state by implementing organic practices on around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land. round 75,000 hectares of agricultural land  was gradually converted to certified organic land by implementing organic practices and principles as per guidelines laid down in National Programme for Organic Production. It was 12 years ago in 2003 when the Pawan Chamling-led government decided to make Sikkim  an organic farming state through a declaration in the legislative assembly. Later the entry of chemical inputs for farmland was restricted and their sale banned. Farmers therefore had no option but to go organic. Organic cultivation is free of chemical pesticides and chemical fertilisers as it tries  to strike a harmonious balance with a complex series of ecosystems. In the long term, organic farming leads in subsistence of agriculture, biodiversity  conservation and environmental protection.