Dear Friends,
Many of us will have this question in mind. Why suddenly the word organic is popular now.
We Indians are mostly unconcerned about 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 neglect many things due to our machine life and the importance given to health. Our focus is now more on quantity and “outer” quality rather than intrinsic or nutritional quality of the food we eat. Our ignorance of the food production process has led us to consume chemically processed food.
The current modern agriculture has impacted very negative effect on the environment. The use of pesticides has led to enormous levels of chemical buildup in our soil, water, air and all of us.
Fertilisers have a short-term effect on productivity but on longer term it has left negative effect on the environment leading to contaminated ground water and water bodies. Hybrid seeds usage is a severe threat to the local and indigenous varieties of heirloom seeds
This is the place where Organic popped up.
Key characteristics of Organic agriculture are below
pollution free environment.
India has traditionally been a country of organic agriculture, but the growth of modern scientific, input intensive agriculture has pushed it to wall. But with the increasing awareness about the safety and quality of foods, long term sustainability of the system and accumulating evidences of being equally productive, the organic farming has emerged as an alternative system of farming which not only address the quality and sustainability concerns, but also ensures a debt free, profitable livelihood option.
We are just sharing the importance of Organic, stay united
Many of us will have this question in mind. Why suddenly the word organic is popular now.
We Indians are mostly unconcerned about 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 neglect many things due to our machine life and the importance given to health. Our focus is now more on quantity and “outer” quality rather than intrinsic or nutritional quality of the food we eat. Our ignorance of the food production process has led us to consume chemically processed food.
The current modern agriculture has impacted very negative effect on the environment. The use of pesticides has led to enormous levels of chemical buildup in our soil, water, air and all of us.
Fertilisers have a short-term effect on productivity but on longer term it has left negative effect on the environment leading to contaminated ground water and water bodies. Hybrid seeds usage is a severe threat to the local and indigenous varieties of heirloom seeds
This is the place where Organic popped up.
Key characteristics of Organic agriculture are below
- relies primarily on local, renewable resources;
- Makes efficient use of solar energy and the production potential of biological systems;
- Maintains the fertility of the soil;
- Maximises recycling of plant nutrients and organic matter;
- Does not use organisms or substances foreign to nature (e.g. GMOs, chemical fertilisers or pesticides);
- Maintains diversity in the production system as well as the agricultural landscape;
- Gives farm animals life conditions that correspond to their ecological role and allow them a natural behaviour.
pollution free environment.
India has traditionally been a country of organic agriculture, but the growth of modern scientific, input intensive agriculture has pushed it to wall. But with the increasing awareness about the safety and quality of foods, long term sustainability of the system and accumulating evidences of being equally productive, the organic farming has emerged as an alternative system of farming which not only address the quality and sustainability concerns, but also ensures a debt free, profitable livelihood option.
We are just sharing the importance of Organic, stay united
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