The National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) has its own portal, naturalfarming.dac.gov.in, run by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It is separate from the PGS-India portal, which handles certification. This guide explains who logs in to the NMNF portal, how to sign in, and what to check when sign-in fails.
The short version
- The NMNF portal is naturalfarming.dac.gov.in. The PGS-India portal, pgsindia-ncof.gov.in, is a separate site for certification.
- Choose your login type first: Central, State, District, Block/Sub-District, Training Institution or BRC.
- Sign in with your registered mobile number, using an OTP or your password.
- Most problems are the wrong login type or state, or a mobile number that is not the registered one.
Two Portals, Two Jobs
NMNF scheme work is on naturalfarming.dac.gov.in; certification of natural farming groups under PGS-India is on pgsindia-ncof.gov.in.
NMNF portal
- naturalfarming.dac.gov.in
- Run by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Scheme records: clusters, farmers, Bio-input Resource Centres, resource persons, training
- Logins by level: Central, State, District, Block, plus training institutions and BRCs
PGS-India portal
- pgsindia-ncof.gov.in
- Run by the National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming
- Certification: Local Groups, peer appraisal, certificates
- Used by Regional Councils and Local Groups
An earlier version of this guide said NMNF work was done on the PGS-India portal. That was wrong, and it has been corrected.
Did you know?The NMNF portal's home page shows live counts of farmers enrolled, Bio-input Resource Centres, community resource persons and training institutions.
Signing In
Open the login page, choose your login type and state, then enter your registered mobile number and the OTP or your password.
- Open the portal. Go to naturalfarming.dac.gov.in and select Login at the top of the page.
- Choose the login type. Central, State, District, Block/Sub-District, Training Institution, or BRC (Bio-input Resource Centre). Pick the level your account was created for.
- Select your state. Choose it from the list.
- Enter your mobile number. Use the number registered for your account.
- Enter the OTP or your password. The page offers both. The OTP is sent to the registered mobile number.
The page is available in English and Hindi; use the language switch at the top.
When Sign-In Fails
Check the login type, the state and the mobile number before anything else.
| Problem | Likely cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| The OTP does not arrive | The number entered is not the one registered for this login | Ask the office that created your account to confirm the registered number |
| You are signed in but see another area's data | The wrong login type or state was chosen | Sign out, then choose the correct level and state |
| The password is refused | A typing error, or a space copied with the password | Type the password instead of pasting it, or use the OTP |
| The page does not load | Browser cache or a weak connection | Clear the cache, or try another browser or network |
The login types are for officials and institutions. There is no farmer login type on the page, so farmers do not need their own login.
Where Certification Happens
Natural farming groups that want PGS-India certification work on pgsindia-ncof.gov.in, through a Local Group and a Regional Council.
The mission provides for a simplified certification system and a common national brand for natural farming produce. Natural farming groups are certified under PGS-India on pgsindia-ncof.gov.in, where Local Groups record peer appraisals and Regional Councils approve them. See NMNF peer appraisal data entry.
Check yourself
Tap an answer to see whether you are right, and why.
Which site is the NMNF portal?
- pgsindia-ncof.gov.in
- naturalfarming.dac.gov.in
- agriwelfare.gov.in
pgsindia-ncof.gov.in is the PGS-India certification portal.
A block officer signs in but sees another block's data. What is the likely cause?
- The portal is down
- The wrong login type or state was chosen
- The password has expired
The login type and state decide which records you see.
Remember these things
- NMNF portal: naturalfarming.dac.gov.in.
- PGS-India certification: pgsindia-ncof.gov.in.
- Choose the login type and state, then the mobile number and OTP or password.
- Logins are for officials and institutions, not farmers.
Once the login type, state and mobile number are right, the other steps in this handbook follow in order. For natural farming groups certified under PGS-India, KrushiFlow submits farmer records to the PGS-India portal in bulk.