ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the organic farming is focused on any particular groups of crops, or sections of farmers, and whether organic farming is exclusively practised without other chemical inputs. Analysing the household-level National Sample Survey Organisation data, it seeks to understand how the practices in the northeastern hill states stand apart from other states in India, even after decades of a subsidy-backed policy, and what factors drive the decisions pertaining to these practices. The likelihood of choosing organic farming practice is enhanced in the kharif season and more so when the household owns livestock. Organic farming is positively associated with the ownership of livestock. The positive association of organic farming practices with land possession enhances the scope of the practice in view of the large share of land in the medium-size category and the higher average farm size of the region.
