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Permaculture: A rising concept |
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by Prayash Pathak (Chalise) | 16-02-2019 02:15
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Permaculture is word coined by Australian ecologist, farmer and writer Bill Mollison. It is self-sustaining agricultural system that not only provides and maintains good yields, but creates ecological stability while conserving soil, water and energy resource. It is complete agricultural eco-system that consciously designed taking into consideration effective placement of animals, plants and structures for each specific site. In permaculture, each selected element has at least three distinct function. For example, a fence should not be only barrier, it should produce food, forage and mulch, possibly fuel as well as keep animals out of restricted area. Characteristics of permaculture: •Small scale land use pattern •Intensive rather than extensive land use patterns. •Diversity in plant species, variety yield and habitat. •Integration of agriculture, animal husbandry and forest management •Use of three dimensional space, trees, shrubs and low growing plants. •Rehabilitation of damaged or marginal land. Principles of permaculture: i. Efficient: Efficient energy flows are characteristic of natural systems. The solar energy captured by plants is then used by many organisms, as fungi and bacteria decompose organic residues and are then fed upon by other organisms, which are themselves fed upon by other higher up the foodweb. It should also efficient in capturing and using rainfall and in mobilizing and cycling nutrients which help to maintain the quality of the groundwater and surface water. ii. Diversity: A great biological diversity, both above ground and in the soil, characterizes permacultural ecosystems. This provides checks and balances, nutrients availability to plants, check on disease outbreak etc. iii. Self- sufficiency: A consequence of efficiency and diversity is that natural terrestrial ecosystems are self-sufficient – requiring only inputs of sunlight and rainfall. iv. Self – regulation: Because of the great diversity of organisms, outbreaks of diseases or insects that severely damage plants or animals are uncommon. In addition, plants have number of defense mechanisms that help protect them from attack. |
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7 Comments
Hello prayash
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 12-05-2020 18:44
Hello Prayash, I learned so much about permaculture from your report and it is intriguing how it is self-sustaining and will reduce the consumption of finite resources. Thank you for your report!
Posted 20-02-2019 23:35
Hello Prayash, permaculture was allegedly known for its relative advantages comparing to monoculture recently.
Though it seems so complex and perplex farmers who were obsessed with monoculture may find it hard to understand value of permaculture, it is still valuable to us in many means as suggested in your report.
Thanks for your report
Posted 20-02-2019 17:47
Hello Prayash
First time to get to know about permaculture!
Thanks for the information :)
Posted 19-02-2019 20:20
I was not familiar with permaculture,
Thank you for your information via this report :)
Posted 18-02-2019 00:44
Very well presented report Prayash. Permaculture is a relatively new concept to me too but I am keen on learning more about it and its benefits. Thank you for sharing!:)
Posted 17-02-2019 03:13
Hello Prayash
Permaculture is getting popular nowadays as its creates ecological stability while conserving soil, water and energy resource along with the agriculture production. Although it seems to be deviated from the main stream of production and productivity in agriculture but it is one of the best technique to deal with the concept of sustainability.
Thank you for your beautiful report.
Keep writing.
Best wishes and Green Cheers :) :)
Yours,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 16-02-2019 20:04