 
A Farmer is one who sets himself hungry to feed the whole world.
Greetings to all.
I welcome everyone to our channel A to Z on Agriculture.
Today’s topic is regarding Health.
Let's ask an opinion about health to my friend Bruno who is exercising there.
Bruno,What is Health ?
It's a disease free state.
What were the things that helped you to be healthy during this covid-19?
It's Regular exercises,traditional food habits
especially the traditional organic  food style of  tamilians that helped me to be healthy.
What is an organic food?
Whichever food items that are not exposed to any kind of pesticides or fertilizers
during their process of growth and come to our table for consumption is an “ organic food”
Bruno, how will you find out that the apple bearing a sticker is organic or not?
I don't know.
These days we are being deceived or fooled in the first and foremost area
area here is in knowing about the “organic food”.
Nowadays,we can say it has become a trend too.
In this content we are going to see whether the fruits and vegetables and other food items which we purchase in grocery shops
and supermarkets are truly organic or not, and how can we easily find it out.
we might have seen so many apples with this kind of stickers in supermarkets.
what does these numbers and wo rds present here indicate or
what is the relationship between this and organic
is what we are going to see in this video right now
These are PLU (Price Look-Up Codes)
PLU codes are a system of numbers which easily help the consumers to uniquely identify the fresh producers.
It also helps to find out whether the items purchased from the grocery shops,
wholesalemarkets,supermarkets and markets are Naturally grown or
Genetically Modified (GM) or grown with chemical fertilizers.'
The PLU codes are approved by IFPS (International Federation For Produce Standards)
These codes convey how the fruit or vegetable was grown.
a). A 4 digit code beginning with  3 or  4 means the produce is probably conventionally grown.
Pesticides were used during the cultivation process.
b)If the code contains  5 numbers and starts with 8 then it is genetically modified (GM).
c)  If the code contains 5 numbers and begins with 9 the product is “organic”
If the code contains more than 5 numeric digits,the product doesn't belong to any category.
PLU codes along with the stickers are seen mostly in vegetables and fruits that are imported to India.
Through these stickers we can find out the informations like, from which country it is being imported and to which variety it belongs.
In Indian we have a firm called FSSAI.
If one is willing to run a food firm or a food industry, one should get an approval from this FSSAI
in return FSSAI issues you a certificate and a license number which is applicable for organic products also.
There are a few sister concerns under this FSSAI, namely
NPOP
APEDA and
PGS.
These three firms help in the production of organic food items also.
PGS  India is a system. There are two logos under this.
a) PGS India Green  and
b) PGS India Organic.
In PGS India Green ,
organic products  are obtained from the agriculture fields which are under process of organic conversion.
In  PGS India Organic,
organic products are obtained from agriculture fields which are completely converted into organic farming, usually after 3 years of conversion.
Recently the sister concerns under FSSAI,
were malpracticing the organic production process,
so FSSAI created a draft called Draft Organic Food Regulation 2017.
In this draft the highlighted message is, organic products if produced must be brought under a single logo.
It is called as "Jaivik Bharat".
Jaivik means Organic & Bharat means India.
In India there are 3 important guidelines to find out whether  the products we purchase is organic or not
a) The product must bear the Jaivik Bharat Logo or
b) should have Jaivik Bharat Logo along with PGS India Organic Logo or
c)Along with Jaivik Bharat Logo – India Organic Logo should be represented.
If any of the above three said guidelines is seen then it is a certified organic product.
As said earlier, this PGS India Green is a firm under FSSAI
and is one which is gradually converting itself into organic.
Any product purchased through this cannot be considered organic as they are not certified by FSSAI.
You can surf the Jaivik Bharat website and collect the information of the companies
that has received the certification for organic production.
Likewise in Tamilnadu there is an organization called TNOCD
( Tamilnadu Organic Certification Department )
You can approach this firm for any help regarding the conversion of organic products and for certification too.
This firm has received its certification from European Union, Swiss Organic Farming Ordinance and APEDA.
Apart from this we shall see how can we find out the food items that we eat is organic or not.
The fruits and vegetables tastes very good.
The juice content will be high.
The fruits can be consumed without any doubt even if it is bitten by any pest,
because pesticides or chemicals were not used to prevent such things.
You can remove the affected part and eat it.
Likewise the size and shape also differs.
None is like the other.
They don’t shine externally.
These organic fruits cannot be maintained for a longer period.
Easily they get decayed,
because no chemicals are used to preserve it.
So when you go for organic foods
please don’t go for a bulk purchasing instead purchase occasionally when needed.
In order to find out the products that are exported to foreign countries from India  are organic or not
please remember this 2 criteria.
1.The product must bear  Jaivik Bharat logo or
2. Along with the logo of Jaivik Bharat there must be  India Organic Logo.
India Organic Logo is identified by Blue and Red colour.
As India has Jaivik Bharat for its organic production
likewise foreign countries also have various firms like
United States Department of Agriculture(USDA),
European Union(EU),
Japanese Organic Agricultural Association(JAS) and etc.
Apart from Organic agriculture in foreign countries there is a practice of Biodynamic agriculture.
This is otherwise called as "Closed Loop Agriculture".
For example, you own a land or garden and grow crops according to the season.
After the harvest, the waste which we get out of the crop is used as food for the cows reared at farm.
The cow in turn gives you dung which is utilized as a manure for further production of crops.
To make it simple, the need of the farm is satisfied within the farm as it is a cyclic process.
To certify this Biodynamic agriculture there is an International Organisation named,
“DEMETER”
This word has a Greek origin meaning
Mother of Harvest and Wealth (Prosperity)
So when you go for a purchase next time for organic products bear in mind whatever I shared with you.
Even after the purchase of fruits and vegetables
vegetables if you doubt regarding its production whether its organic or not follow these three  steps.
1.Wash the fruits and vegetables in the mixture of hot water and crystal salt solution for 3 to 4 times.
2.Wash 2 to 3 times in turmeric solution.
3.Wash 3 to 4 times in ordinary cold water.
Let’s Eat Good Food and Stay Healthy.
Sir, what is the advice that you are willing to
share to the present youth like us, 
     regarding Agriculture?
These days youth are behind movies.
Youth should take care of agriculture
so that it will not perish and the farmers will prosper.
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