Thought Blurb

Government-funded organic schemes attract intermediaries who master paperwork, capture grants, onboard farmers, and quietly convert public intent into private execution businesses.

When Organic Met the Real World

As schemes rolled out, intermediaries organized files, targets, and farmers faster than capacity building, turning implementation speed into the real success metric.

What Organic Meant and What It Became

Organic aimed to build farmer capability through public support; it became grant-driven implementation where certificates, not soil or markets, justified outcomes.

How adhering to Principle while Practicing is achieved

Principle survives only when schemes cap intermediaries, separate grants from certification sales, publish farmer consent, audit incentives, and measure outcomes beyond paperwork and certificate volumes.