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Organic farming is an agricultural system that uses organic fertilizers and emphasizes techniques like crop rotation and companion planting. It has advantages like being economical, having high demand and being environmentally friendly, but also has disadvantages like less initial production and a shorter shelf life than chemical products. The objective of organic farming is to produce healthy food while sustaining crop growth without interfering with natural behaviors.

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Organic Farming It Lab

Organic farming is an agricultural system that uses organic fertilizers and emphasizes techniques like crop rotation and companion planting. It has advantages like being economical, having high demand and being environmentally friendly, but also has disadvantages like less initial production and a shorter shelf life than chemical products. The objective of organic farming is to produce healthy food while sustaining crop growth without interfering with natural behaviors.

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ORGANIC FARMING

CONTENTS

• What is organic farming


• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Objective
• Types
• Methods
• Limitations
WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING

Organic farming, also known as ecological farming or biological farming, is an agricultural system
that uses fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal
and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting. It originated
early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices.
ADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC FARMING
• Economical: In organic farming, no expensive fertilizers , pesticides, or HYV seeds are required for the
plantation of crops. Therefore, there is no extra expense.
• Good return on Investment: With the usage of cheaper and local inputs, a farmer can make a good
return on investment.
• High demand: There is a huge demand for organic products in India and across the globe, which
generates more income through export.
• Nutritional: As compared to chemical and fertilizer -utilized products, organic products are more
nutritional, tasty, and good for health.
• Environment-friendly: The farming of organic products is free of chemicals and fertilizers , so it does not
harm the environment.
DISADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC FARMING

• Incompetent: The major issue of organic farming is the lack of inadequate infrastructure and marketing
of the product.
• Less production: The products obtained through organic farming are less in the initial years as
compared to that in chemical products. So, farmers find it difficult to accommodate large-scale
production.
• Shorter shelf life: Organic products have more flaws and a shorter shelf life than that of chemical
products.
• Limited production: Off-season crops are limited and have fewer options in organic farming.
OBJECTIVE OF ORGANIC FARMING
• The consistent and sufficient production of healthy and nutritious food.
• To grow crops in a manner that sustains the growth of crops without interfering with their
innate behaviors and conditions.
• To minimize pollution, soil erosion, and soil degradation.
• To provide optimal long-term fertilization through natural pesticides for the biological
activities of crops.
• To maintain genetic and biological diversity among plants and animals.
• To promote the use of recycling materials and rely on renewable sources in industries.
• To prepare organic products to protect crops from pests and weeds
TYPES OF ORGANIC FARMING

• Pure Organic Farming


• Pure organic farming is devoid of all the synthetic and unnatural chemicals. The fertilizers and pesticides
obtained from cow manure, compost, and animal by-products, such as bone meal or blood meal
• Integrated Organic Farming
• Integrated organic farming use of nutrients through Integrated pest management. This type includes
growing the crop through natural and renewable means.
METHODS OF ORGANIC FARMING

• Crop Rotation: This technique means that the farms are used alternatively for crops, instead
of growing the same crop in one field every year. The rotation helps in the addition of several
nutrients to the soil and killing the cycle of insects and parasites.
• Mulching: Many Farmers practice mulching by increasing soil health by adding a layer of
organic material (straw, compost) over the soil and removal of weeds. This technique helps in
the prevention of weeds, captures moisture in the soil which enriches crop production.
• Green Manuring: Farmers practice this technique by growing cover crops by using cereal
seeds, oilseeds, etc., and then plowing them back into the soil. This penetrates the hardpans
of the soil, brings up nutrients, and increases aeration in the soil.
LIMITATIONS OF ORGANIC FARMING

• Less output.
• Higher price.
• The lack of awareness.
• Organic products generally demand a higher price due to a higher demand.
• Shorter shelf life.
• Organic products have a shorter shelf life due to the absence of artificial preservatives.

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