report on organic farming
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Explanation:
Organic farming system in India is not new and is being followed from ancient time. It is a method of farming system which primarily aimed at cultivating the land and raising crops in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health by use of organic wastes (crop, animal and farm wastes, aquatic wastes) and other biological materials along with beneficial microbes (biofertilizers) to release nutrients to crops for increased sustainable production in an eco friendly pollution free environment.
As per the definition of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) study team on organic farming “organic farming is a system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs (such as fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, feed additives etc) and to the maximum extent feasible rely upon crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, off-farm organic waste, mineral grade rock additives and biological system of nutrient mobilization and plant protection”.
FAO suggested that “Organic agriculture is a unique production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity, and this is accomplished by using on-farm agronomic, biological and mechanical methods in exclusion of all synthetic off-farm inputs”.
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ORGANIC FARMING :-
Organic farming is a kind of farming that does not involve the use of fertilizers, pesticides, insectisides, anti-biotics or growth hormones in the production of the crops and livestock.
METHODS OF ORGANIC FARMING :-
1. Crop rotation
2. Biological pest control
3. Green manures and compost
4. Mechanical cultivation
ADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC FARMING :-
1. It uses the natural environment in the productivity.
2. It improves soil fertility and feeds nutrients to the soil to feed the plant.
3. We can grow multiple crops in this kind of farming.
4. It improves the taste and the quality of the food which are rich in the nutritional values.
5. It also helps to control greenhouse effect.
DISADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC FARMING :-
1. As organic food is more expensive.
2. Production costs are higher because farmers need more workers .
3. This is unable to produce enough food to meet the demands of the country.
4. Food illnesses may happen more often.
5. Marketing and distribution is not efficient because organic food is produced in smaller amounts.