Challenges being faced by farmers:

• Benchmark survey of the region for identifying the potential areas for organic food production
• Lack of R&D and extension strategies for promotion of organic cultivation
• Lack of sufficient trained Human Resource persons for production of organic inputs like bio-fertilizers, vermi compost, botanicals for pest management etc.
• Insufficient technical assistance to farmers in post- harvest technology, handling, processing & value addition
• High certification charges levied by national/international organic certification agencies on the farmers is a major hurdle to farmers
• Lack of cold chain infrastructure, storage & processing facilities near the production centers
• Lack of marketing support outside the region; as there is no demand for organic products within the region.