A Task Force set up by India's Ministry of Agriculture has recommended a target of converting at least 10 percent of the country's cultivated area into organic farmlands by 2025. The Task Force, which includes representatives from various agricultural institutions and organizations, highlighted the need to shift towards organic farming due to environmental concerns, rejection of export consignments due to chemical residues, and the potential of organic farming to reduce carbon emissions and increase self-reliance. The recommendations include the establishment of a Central Organic Farming Research Institute, increased allocation of agricultural research budget for organic farming, and tax waivers for organic input production units. However, there is debate around the current percentage of organic farming in India, with some arguing that it is significantly higher than the 1 percent reported by the Task Force.