Trend and Growth Pattern of Organic and Inorganic Farming in Rajasthan

Komal Bansal; Dr. Chitra Choudhary

doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.002

Title: Trend and Growth Pattern of Organic and Inorganic Farming in Rajasthan
Authors: Komal Bansal and Dr. Chitra Choudhary
Journal: International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research (IJSSER) ISSN: 2455-8834 Volume: 11 Issue: 6 Publication Date: June 2026 DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.002
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Komal Bansal1 and Dr. Chitra Choudhary2 1. Research Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 2. Assistant Professor and Supervisor, Department of Economics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
MLA 8 Bansal, Komal, and Dr. Chitra Choudhary. "Trend and Growth Pattern of Organic and Inorganic Farming in Rajasthan." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2026, pp. 2487-2500, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.002. Accessed June 2026. APA 6 Bansal, K., & Choudhary, D. (2026, June). Trend and Growth Pattern of Organic and Inorganic Farming in Rajasthan. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(6), 2487-2500. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.002 Chicago Bansal, Komal, and Dr. Chitra Choudhary. "Trend and Growth Pattern of Organic and Inorganic Farming in Rajasthan." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 6 (June 2026), 2487-2500. Accessed June, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.002.
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ABSTRACT: Organic farming is getting more attention in India because people are becoming careful about their health and the environment. Rajasthan is one of the top three organic producing states of the country, although most of its farm land is still under inorganic (chemical-based) farming. This paper studies the trend and growth pattern of organic and inorganic farming in Rajasthan using secondary data taken mainly from the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) of APEDA, the Agricultural Statistics of Rajasthan (2011-12 to 2023-24) and the Rajasthan Economic Review (2025-26). The growth of certified organic area (2011-12 to 2024- 25) and organic production (2015-16 to 2023-24) is measured with annual growth rates, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and a semi-log trend model. The results show that the organic area grew nearly twenty times at a CAGR of about 25.8 per cent and organic production grew nearly ten times at a CAGR of about 28.7 per cent, and both trends are statistically significant at the one per cent level. Even after this fast growth, organic farming covered only 2.76 per cent of the cultivated area of the state in 2024-25, while 97.24 per cent remained under inorganic farming. The study concludes that organic farming in Rajasthan is growing fast but is still very small in size when compared with inorganic farming. It is suggested that certification should be made cheaper and simpler and marketing facilities should be improved so that more farmers can take up organic farming.

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