Ladakh signs MoU with Sikkim to become organic entity by 2025

Ladakh signs MoU with Sikkim to become organic entity by 2025

• Ladakh administration has signed a tripartite MoU with Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SOCCA) to convert the Union Territory of Ladakh into an organic entity by 2025.
• The MoU will facilitate the implementation of Prampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Mission Organic Development Initiative (MODI) in the Ladakh region.
• The main objective of this MoU is to get the organic certification for Ladakh after a tie-up with the Government of India.
• The initiative will be completed in three phases. In the first phase, 85 villages will be covered to convert 5000 hectares of land into organic, in the 2nd phase, 82 villages will be covered with an area of 10,000 hectares and in the final phase, 79 villages, covering the remaining areas have been identified.