Organic Farming

Organic Farming in India is needed, but why?

Increasing population is the main problem of today and this rise in population is giving birth to many other major problems and one of them is to satisfy the food demands to such a large number of people. Changing weather conditions are not so familiar with farming and crops production. So, farmers are facing a hard time. So, to increase the production farmers are using more pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and other methods which are harmful for human health and also have a bad impact on the environment. Organic Farming is the solution for all these problems.

What is Organic Farming?

This is a branch of agriculture in which crops are grown without using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Main aim of Organic Farming is to increase the fertility of soil and crops or growing crops without harming the environment.

Main objectives of Organic Farming:

1.  Its first objective is to increase soil fertility and improve people’s health by providing them organic and healthy food to eat.
2.  Providing the crops with essential minerals which are non-soluble in crops but are effective on micro-organisms which harm the crops.
3.  Recycling organic and carbonic matter by using organic nitrogen.
4.  Limit the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
5. Cattle management, because cattle are a crucial part of organic farming and their waste is used as fertilizers and pesticides.
6. To protect the environment form harmful chemicals and their effects.

Benefits of Organic Farming:

1.  Soil fertility increases and less irrigation is required because of nutrients rich soil.
2.   It reduces the overall cost of production because farmers need not to purchase chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
3.  Yield increases and so does the profit of the farmers.
4.  Quality of soil improves with Organic Farming.
5.  Water holding capacity of the soil increases and vaporization decreases.
6.  Water, air and soil pollution decreases.
7. Using animals waste in farming reduces the wastage of chemicals and other insects.
8. Organic products are more in demand these days so they are expensive and it profits the farmers.

Organic Farming is the need for today because it is the only way for sustainable agriculture without harming the environment. Many farmers across India are now turning towards organic farming and quitting the use of chemicals. It is a misconception in many people’s mind that yield decreases because of organic farming and it affect their profits but this is not the case.

Yield decreases because of no use of chemical fertilizers and it also cuts down the overall cost of production and neutralizes the profits of the farmers as they were earning from chemical farming.