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Agriculture is an important component of the Indian economy. Agriculture directly employs over two-thirds of the country's population. As a result, any improvement in agriculture is closely related to income, wealth, happiness and well being of the people of this country. It is the most important and largest sector of the Indian economy. Indian agriculture continues to face serious challenges as the country's population grows. The cultivation of high yielding crop types that respond to fertilizers and irrigation, as well as intensive cropping practices, face the challenge of weeds, insects, and pests, resulting in massive crop and output losses. Every technology or interference in the natural ecosystem has a side effect; over the past half-century, we have used pesticides and herbicides indiscriminately to increase crop productivity, but their adverse consequences are now visible to us. Now we have achieved self-sufficiency in the production of food grains, but our next challenge is to provide people with healthy food. We are looking for a natural, chemical-free farming alternative, such as organic farming. It also helps to gain a higher price by domestic market as well as exporting chemical-free agricultural products to developed nations. Demand for healthy and chemical and pesticide free food is rising all across the world. People are increasingly willing to pay more if they know they are getting food that has been raised naturally. As a result, enhancing the certification process in the country is essential.