Organic farming-

Organic farming-

Subject :Environment

• Organic farming is an agricultural system that uses organic fertilizers such as green manure, compost manure, bone meal, etc., and gives emphasis on the techniques such as companion planting and crop rotation.
• This system of agriculture production combines biodiversity with healthy practices that lead to preserving natural resources. Organic farming is expected to become INR 75000 crore market by 2025. 

Characteristics-

• Protecting the fertility of soils by providing organic matter levels, boosting soil biological activity, and careful mechanical intervention.
• Providing nutrients to the crop indirectly by using relatively insoluble organic sources.
• disease, weed, and pest control depend majorly on the natural predators, crop rotations, organic manuring, diversity, limited thermal, resistant varieties, and chemical, and biological intervention.
• Conservation of natural habitats and wildlife, and giving careful attention to the impact of the farming system on the environment.
• Meeting nitrogen self-sufficiency by using biological nitrogen fixation, legumes, and also effective recycling of the organic materials.

Components-

• Selection of variety
• Manage soil health
• Water management
• Maintain genetic diversity
• Weed management
• Pest and disease management
• Livestock management
• Nutrient management

Types of Organic Farming

1. Integrated organic farming includes the combination of nutrients management and pest management to achieve ecological demands and requirements.
2. Pure organic farming is avoiding all the unnatural chemicals. In this process, all fertilizers and pesticides are obtained from only natural sources such as blood meal and bone meal.