Organic Farming
Is Very Much Native To India. This Concept Of Organic Farming Is Based On
Following Principles:
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Nature Is The Best Role Model For Farming, Since
It Does Not Use Any Inputs Nor Demand Unreasonable Quantities Of Water.
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The Entire System Is Based On Intimate
Understanding Of Nature’s Ways Of Replenishment. The System Does Not Believe
In Mining Of The Soil Of Its Nutrients And Do Not Degrade It In Any Way.
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The Soil In This System Is Considered As A Living
Entity
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The Soil’s Living Population Of Microbes And Other
Organisms Are Significant Contributors To Its Fertility On A Sustained Basis
And Must Be Protected And Nurtured, At All Cost.
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The Total Environment Of The Soil, From Soil
Structure To Soil Cover Is More Important And Must Be Preserved.
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Definition, Organic
Farming Is A Method Of Farming System, Which Primarily Aims At Cultivating
The Land And Raising Crops In Such A Way, So As To Keep The Soil Alive And In
Good Health.
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It Is The Use
Of Organic Wastes (Crop, Animal And Farm Wastes, Aquatic Wastes) And Other
Biological Materials, Mostly Produced Insitu —– Along With
Beneficial Microbes (Biofertilizers) To Release Nutrients To Crops,
Which Connotes The ‘Organic’ Nature Of Organic Farming. It Is Also Termed As
Organic Agriculture. In The Indian Context It Is Also Termed As ‘Javik
Krishi’.
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As Per FAO’s Definition
“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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