Organic farming: A path to healthy food and environment

Conventional farming methods have significantly increased yields but in recent times due to the increased awareness of people about health, there has been increasing demand of organically grown foods. Organic farming helps in maintaining soil health and thereby produce healthy and quality food materials. This concern has prompted an expanding enthusiasm for organic farming methods since they may diminish a portion of the negative impacts of conventional farming on the earth. Different organic farming methods have been used for many years to make agriculture and horticulture practical while preserving soil, water, energy, and organic assets. The future of agribusiness can be made increasingly economical and naturally solid by embracing some traditional organic farming methods and technologies.
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Organic farming: A path to healthy food and environmentInt.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(3): 637-644 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 3 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Review Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.903.076 Organic Farming: A Path to Healthy Food and Environment P. P. Patel1* and D. D. Champaneri2 1 ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat – 396450, India 2 Department of Vegetable Science, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat – 396450, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Conventional farming methods have significantly increased yields but in Keywords recent times due to the increased awareness of people about health, there organic, has been increasing demand of organically grown foods. Organic farming environment, helps in maintaining soil health and thereby produce healthy and quality horticulture, food materials. This concern has prompted an expanding enthusiasm for agriculture, soil health, economics organic farming methods since they may diminish a portion of the negativeArticle Info impacts of conventional farming on the earth. Different organic farming methods have been used for many years to make agriculture and Accepted: horticulture practical while preserving soil, water, energy, and organic 05 February 2020 assets. The future of agribusiness can be made increasingly economical and Available Online: 10 March 2020 naturally solid by embracing some traditional organic farming methods and technologies.Introduction defined as cultivation of crops without the use of synthetic chemicals like agrochemicals andIn the recent times, various issues related to use of compost manure, neem based products,health of human beings are debated which are green compost and practice crop rotation todirectly or indirectly linked to the heavy use grow the crops.of synthetic agrochemicals in crop productionand their residual effect (Pimentel et al., It is an integrated farming system that focuses2005). This has led to the increased awareness on sustainability, enhancement of soil florain public about their health and organic and fauna and thereby maintaining soilfarming is again back into the practices which fertility. Organic farming prohibits use ofwas practiced before the invention of synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers,agrochemicals and huge numbers of farmers antibiotics, growth hormones and geneticallyare moving towards the organic farming of modified organisms. It aims on providingdifferent crops. Organic farming can be healthy food. To overcome the losses 637 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(3): 637-644confronted by conventional farming methods, synthetic agrochemicals and reduce otherorganic farming concept is now greatly inputs to improve the environment and farmemphasized. Integrated pest management and business. The goal of organic farming is tonutrient management by using more of conserve the ecological processes, improveorganic products can help in reducing the use nutrients intake and save water resources.of synthetic chemicals and can make With ongoing concerns about nature and theenvironment healthy and sound. Government synthetic chemical substances utilized in foodof some countries like Sweden, Canada, etc. production, and with the developinghave demonstrated that use of pesticides can accessibility of guaranteed certified organicbe greatly reduced without loss of yield and food production, the viewpoint for proceedingquality (BANR/NRC 2003). with development of organic food production is brilliant (Dimitri and Greene 2002).Organic farming methods can eliminate use of 638 Int.J.C ...