Bamanwas Kankar Organic Certification: Rajasthan’s First Fully Organic Village Body

Key facts

• Bamanwas Kankar panchayat in Rajasthan has become the first village body in the State to be certified as fully organic.
• The transition to organic farming was supported by Cofarmin Federation of Organic Societies and Producer Companies (COFED), a group working in the areas of natural resource conservation, sustainable farming, and women’s empowerment.
• The participants publicly took an oath to practise pesticide-free farming, organic cattle rearing, and environmentally-responsible land management during a ceremony on January 2.
• The target beneficiaries include farmers and cattle owners across seven hamlets: "Bamanwas, Nangalhedi, Rah Ka Mala, Bhadana Ki Bhaal, Tolawas, Khariya Ki Dhani, and Bairawas."
• By this year-end, we aim to convert 300 panchayats across the districts of Bikaner, Alwar, Kotputli–Behror, and Bhilwara into fully organic village bodies, according to COFED.