Overview
- The government will launch TG Organics, a mobile marketplace for certified organic producers, at Tandur during a farming festival under its 99‑day Pragati Pranalika drive.
- APEDA has accredited the Telangana Seed and Organic Certification Authority, clearing the way for state‑certified crops to qualify for export consignments.
- The app will list only farms inspected and certified by TSSOCA, with each product tied to one‑year scope and transaction certificates that buyers can check for authenticity.
- About 10,000 farmers managing roughly 50,000 acres already hold organic certificates, and a further 61,125 acres across 489 clusters are registered for conversion under the prakruthi krishi programme.
- Officials report 15–30% price premiums for certified food in urban markets, and economists project that expanding certification to 10–15 lakh acres could unlock large new income at home and from exports.