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ORGANIC FARMING AND ITS BENEFITS |
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by Meena Pandey | 02-10-2019 13:03 0 |
Organic farming is the type of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control. Organic farming uses pesticides and fertilizers but excludes or strictly limits the use of manufactured (synthetic) fertilizers ,pesticides (which includes herbicides, Insecticides and fungicides),plant growth regulators such as hormones, livestock antibiotics, food additives, genetically modified organisms, human sewage sludge and nanomaterials. Organic farming can be profitable, and organic food appeals to consumers as both a healthy and ethical choice. Beyond money and ethics, though, organic farming practices result in numerous environmental benefits. 1) Reduced Exposure to Pesticides and Chemicals The Organic Trade Association notes that if every farmer in the U.S. converted to organic production, we could eliminate 500 million pounds of persistent and harmful pesticides from entering the environment annually. Pesticide and chemical use results in many negative environmental issues. Pesticides allow disease resistance to build up in plants, weeds, plant-eating-insects, fungi, and bacteria. Pesticides and chemicals sprayed on plants contaminate the soil, water supply, and air. Sometimes these harmful pesticides stick around for decades (maybe longer). Synthetic chemicals also discourage smart farming practices such as cover crops and crop rotation, which in turn, may cause other harmful environmental problems like erosion. 2) Organic Farming Builds Healthy Soil To grow healthy food, you must start with healthy soil. If you treat the soil with harmful pesticides and chemicals, you may end up with soil that cannot thrive on its own. Natural cultivation practices are far better than chemical soil management. 3) Combating Erosion Not only does organic farming build healthy soil, but it helps combat serious soil and land issues, such as erosion. A major study comparing adjoining organic and chemically treated wheat fields showed that the organic field featured eight more inches of topsoil than the chemically treated field and also had only one-third the erosion loss. If you aren't concerned about erosion; you should be. Erosion issues are extremely serious, affecting the land, food supply, and humans. However, organic farming practices do help discourage erosion from occurring. 4) Fighting the Effects of Global Warming The trial, running since 1981, has shown that a healthy organic agriculture system can actually reduce carbon dioxide and help slow climate change. In fact, the Rodale research shows that: "If only 10,000 medium sized farms in the U.S. converted to organic production, they would store so much carbon in the soil that it would be equivalent to taking 1,174,400 cars off the road, or reducing car miles driven by 14.62 billion miles 5) Organic Farming Supports Water Conservation and Water Health Organic farming helps conserve water. Organic farmers, in general, tend to spend time amending soil correctly and using mulch - both of which help conserve water. Cotton, an in-demand crop, requires a lot of irrigation and excess water when grown conventionally. However, organic cotton farming needs less irrigation and thus conserves water. 6) Discouraging Algal Blooms Algal blooms (HABs) result in adverse effects on the health of people and marine animals and organisms. Algal blooms also negatively affect recreation, tourism and thus, local and regional economies. While there is more than one cause of algal blooms, a primary human-based cause of algae blooms is runoff from the petroleum-based fertilizers often used in conventional farming. 7) Supporting Animal Health and Welfare Insects, birds, fish and all sorts of other critters experience problems when humans swoop in and destroy their natural habitat. Organic farming not only helps preserve more natural habitat areas but also encourages birds and other natural predators to live happily on farmland, which assists in natural pest control. Additionally, animals who live on organic farms are exposed to clean, chemical-free grazing that helps keep them naturally healthy and resistant to illness. 8) Organic Farming Encourages Biodiversity In general, the more biodiversity there is on a farm, the more stable the farm is. Organic farming encourages healthy biodiversity, which plays a critical role in how resilient, or not, a farm is to issues like bad weather, disease, and pests. Additionally, reduced biodiversity may directly correlate with a rise in infectious diseases, which of course, isn't good for people or the planet. |
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16 Comments
Hello Meena didi,
Hope you are doing great,
Thank you so much for your informative report,
Organic farming is a healthy farming,
Keep writing,
Green Cheers,
Bindu
Posted 18-07-2021 20:55
Hello meena
I hope you are doing well!
Nice report
Keep writing
Thank you so much for this report!
Looking forward to reading some more reports.
Green cheers!
Best regards
Hema
Posted 19-03-2020 11:40
Greetings meena
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this great report
I hope to read more from you!
Green cheers
Regards
Ishma
Posted 17-03-2020 12:28
Hello meena
I hope you are doing well.
Thank you so much for this report.
Green cheers
Regards
Sus
Posted 07-03-2020 18:50
Hello meena
I hope you are doing well.
Thank you so much for this report.
Green cheers
Regards
Sus
Posted 07-03-2020 18:49
Hello meena
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Regards
Sus
Posted 01-03-2020 10:28
Thank you Tula Raj.
Posted 05-10-2019 01:12
Great report.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 05-10-2019 01:04
Thank you Preeti!!
Posted 04-10-2019 12:51
Hello didi
Thank you for this informative report
Posted 04-10-2019 12:12
Thank you Sandhya!!!
Posted 03-10-2019 01:52
Hello Meena pandey,
Thanks for the informative report,
What actually i think that organic farming alone cant feed this growing population and production is not sufficient as soil has lost its resistance in absence of inorganic fertilizers,
so its better to substitute our farming to sustainable agriculture,
Keep writing such a great report,
Green Cheers,
Yours,
Sandhya
Posted 03-10-2019 00:13
Thank you @Dhakal.
Posted 02-10-2019 20:59
Great! @pandey
Posted 02-10-2019 18:18
Thank you Prakriti.
Posted 02-10-2019 13:06
Great report. Thanks for sharing
Keep writing
Posted 02-10-2019 13:04