IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIC FARMING What is organic farming and benefits

Organic Farming:

Is defined as the production system in which avoids or largely exclude the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticide, growth regulator and livestock feed additives. To the maximum extent feasible organic farming system rely upon crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, legumes, green manure, off- farm organic wastes and aspects of biological pest control insets, pest weeds etc.
Organic farming methods are widely used in underdeveloped and developing countries, largely because of economics and lack of chemicals. However, they are becoming more widely accepted in developed countries as a reaction or factory conditions.

Problems of Present Day Agriculture:


Some Important Problems are:

1. Soil degradation.

2. Decreasing soil fertility.

3. Water and environmental pollution.

4. Water management problems like:

a) Problem of brackish ground water.

b) Runoff and flooding.

c) Salinization Problem.

d) Low irrigation efficiency.

Why Organic Farming not Adopted on Large Scale?

Cause of low adoption:

1. Chemical are easy to use and less costly.

2. The benefit of organic practices is not seen immediately.

3. Large quintiles of organic inputs are required.

4. Difficult to get organic fertilizer.

5. Unorganized market for organically grown produce.

6. Preference to consume organic food is yet not established.



9. Government effort to propagate.

10. Scientific research is also scare.


1. Pure organic farming.

2. Integrated green revolution farming.

3. Integrated farming system.( IFS).

1. Pure Organic Farming:

This excludes the use of inorganic manures and biological pest control methods. Its all the NPK requirements is to be supplied in the form of organic either as farm or town compost or green manure, the quantity of organic required will be huge. But large potential of organic resources remains untapped in the country. Nearly 750 millions tones of cow dung, 250 millions tones yielding crop varieties and hybrid and mechanization of labour are retained. But much greater efficiency on the use of these inputs is obtained to limit damages to the environment and human health. For this purpose, some organic techniques are developed and combined with the input technology in order to create integrated system such as ‘Integrated nutrient management ‘ ( INM), ‘Integrated pest management ‘and biological control method, which reduce need for chemicals. Modern biotechnology is also employed to developed higher yielding, pest resistant crop varieties.

2. Integrated Farming System:


The Following Categories have been suggested:

1. External quality freedom from pest and disease damage freshness and color.

2. Technological quality: Improved properties of storage and processing.

4. Environment quality of the system of production, with regards to the organization of crop and livestock and management of farm resources, in such a way that they harmonize rather than conflict with natural system.




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