Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has said that cooperatives have an important role in the Prime Minister’s vision of making India the world’s largest organic food-producing country. He said that the movement for organic farming has now reached a significant stage. Mr Shah was addressing an event organized for the signing of an MoU between National Co-operative Organics Limited (NCOL) and Uttarakhand Organic Commodity Board (UOCB). The Union Minister said that there is now global awareness about organic products and a huge international market for them. He added that by tapping into this market, the share of Indian farmers in the profitable business of organic products will increase, thereby boosting their income. Mr Shah said that the health of citizens is also linked to organic farming. He further said that Amul and NCOL will establish a network of international-level laboratories across the country to examine both organic land and products. These recognized institutions will provide reliable organic products to consumers under the ‘Bharat’ and ‘Amul’ brands. The Union Minister also said that with the formation of NCOL, the government will ensure that within a few years, all profits from organic products will directly go to the bank accounts of the producing farmers.