(a) What is organic farming?
(b) What is the advantage of organic farming?
(c) What are the health benefits of organic farming?
(d) What values of KVK are shown here?
Answers
Answer:
Organic farming is an agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices.
Minimises the external cost of farming. ...
Efficient use of resources. ...
Soil and the environment is a public good. ...
Healthier food. ...
Healthier animals. ...
Potential profits. ...
Time involved. ...
More labour intensive.
Organic farming is beneficial for the environment because it causes less pollution, conserves water, increases soil fertility and consumes less energy. Animals that are reared organically are not given any antibiotics, growth hormones or harmful products.
a) Organic farming can be defined as a system of management and agricultural production that combines a high level of biodiversity with environmental practices that preserve natural resources and has rigorous standards for animal welfare.
b)
- Advantages of organic farming
- Minimises the external cost of farming. ...
- Efficient use of resources. ...
- Soil and the environment is a public good. ...
- Healthier food. ...
- Healthier animals. ...
- Potential profits. ...
- Time involved. ...
- More labour intensive.
c)
- Protect the environment, minimize soil degradation and erosion, decrease pollution, optimize biological productivity and promote a sound state of health.
- Maintain long-term soil fertility by optimizing conditions for biological activity within the soil.
- Maintain biological diversity within the system
d) Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green ma-nure, compost and biological pest control.