Organic farming

1. Presentation
on
Organic Farming its benefits and demerit

2. Organic Farming its benefits
and demerit

3. Organic Farming
Organic farming is the production of crops and
livestock without the use of synthetic chemicals and
in-organic fertilizers.
It is a system which avoids or largely excludes the use
of synthetic inputs (such as fertilizers, pesticides,
hormones, feed additives etc.) and to the maximum
extent feasible rely upon crop rotations, crop residues,
animal manures, off-farm organic waste, and biological
system of nutrient mobilization and plant protection.

4. Components of Organic Farming
Green Leaf
Manures
Crop Rotation
Biological
Management
AnimalBio fertilizer
Manures
Vermi
Compost

5. Need of Organic Farming
• Increase in population make compulsion to
stabilize agricultural production, but to,
increase it further, in sustainable manner.
• Natural balance needs to be maintained at all
cost for existence of life and property.

6. Organic farming aims to
• Increase long-term soil fertility.
• Control pests and diseases without affecting
the environment.
• Ensure that water stays clean and safe.
• Use resources which the farmer already has, so
the farmer needs less money to buy farm
inputs.
• Produce nutritious food, feed for animals and
high quality crops to sell at a good price.

7. Why Organic….
• Healthy food: Contains no toxic substances
• Natural & Good taste
• Higher benefit cost ratio due to less external input use
and premium price (20-25%)
• Takes care of Environmental concerns of Farming

8. In Organic Farming….
• Artificial fertilizers are banned.
• Farmers use animal manure, compost and human sewage,
(which has been heated to destroy any harmful microbes) to
make their crops grow.
• ‘Green manure’ is grown – plants are grown, then ploughed in
and left to rot.
• Worms, insects and bacteria underground are always working
on making the soil good.
• By using a process called CROP ROTATION (changing the
crop grown each year), the farmer can keep a good soil for
many years.

9. Principles of Organic farming

10. Principles of Health
Healthy soils produce healthy crops that foster the
health of animals and people.
Organic Agriculture should sustain and enhance the
health of soil, plant, animal, human and planet as one
and indivisible.
The role of organic agriculture, whether in farming,
processing, distribution, or consumption, is to sustain
and enhance the health of ecosystems and organisms
from the smallest in the soil to human beings.

11. Principle of ecology
It states that production is to be based on ecological
processes, and recycling.
Organic Farming should be based on living ecological
systems and cycles, work with them, emulate them and
help sustain them.
Inputs should be reduced by reuse, recycling and
efficient management of materials and energy in order
to maintain and improve environmental quality and
conserve resources.

12. Principle of fairness
Organic Agriculture should build on relationships that
ensure fairness with regard to the common environment
and life opportunities.
This principle emphasizes that those involved in organic
agriculture should conduct human relationships in a
manner that ensures fairness at all levels and to all
parties - farmers, workers, processors, distributors,
traders and consumers

13. Principle of care
This principle states that precaution and responsibility
are the key concerns in management, development and
technology choices in organic agriculture.
Organic Agriculture should be managed in a
precautionary and responsible manner to protect the
health and well-being of current and future generations
and the environment

14. Advantages of Organic farming
Better Soil
Structure
Less harmful
to
Environment
No Harmful
chemicals
More birds
and insects
Animal lead
happier lives

15. Disadvantage of Organic farming
More
Expensive
Smaller Yields
More farm
workers
needed