Organic Farming Initiative And Market In India The first “Scientific” approach to organic farming can be quoted back to the Vedas of the “Later Vedic Period, 1,000 BC to 600 BC. The “Vrkshayuweda” [ Science of Plants ], the “Krishisastra” [ Science of Agriculture ], and the “Mrgayurveda” [ Animal...
Milestones In Organic Farming The organic movement began as a reaction of a few scientists and farmers against the commercialization of agriculture using excessive chemical inputs. Advances in biochemistry that led to using of urea as a source for nitrogen and development in engineering that led to the discovery of...
Organic Farming Approaches Most of us pay the least attention to the quality of the food we consume. Despite numerous and regular reports in the media about the presence of pesticides and other chemical contaminants in food and water, we have not yet started searching for and demanding food that...
Benefits Of Organic Farming The proponents of organic farming are of the view that toxic chemicals bearing fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides should not be used anymore in agriculture. Farming as a natural way of farming, biodynamic farming, or organic farming is seen as a viable option in the long run....
Introduction Farming is the intervention of man in the growth cycle of plants, animals, or birds to get utility products of choice at maximum levels and of the highest quality. The growing and caring of plants are called Crop Husbandry, and that of animals is called animal husbandry. Farming is...
Concept Of Organic Farming The concept of organic farming is based on related aspects like ‘Organic Concept‘, ‘Holistic Concept‘, ‘Living Soil Concept‘, and ‘Healthy Plant Concept‘ where nature is perceived to be more than just an individual element. In this farming system, there is a dynamic interaction between soil, plant,...