Assignment

On
Organic Farming and Organic Certification in India

Submitted by:

Sudhangshu Kashyap Saikia

2nd Semester, MBA

North-Eastern Hill University

Tura Campus
Organic farming is a system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs (such as
fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, feed additives etc) and to the maximum extent feasible rely upon
crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, off-farm organic waste. (USDA, 1980)

“It is a holistic production management system that promotes and enhances health of agro-
ecosystem, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity”. (FAO, 2002)

Organic cultivation not new in India. The term organic farming was first used by lord Northbourne in
the book of look of the land. Organic agriculture in India started long back 1900 by Sir Albert Howard
a British agronomist, in local village of the north India. Organic farming first coined by north Bourne
in 1946. The state of Sikkim and Uttaranchal declared organic state. Restless use of this chemical
material not alert the ecosystem but it claims with death to many lives every year due to their
hazardous nature.

Why organic farming is necessary?

 Sustainable and eco-friendly technology.

 It improves quality, shelf and nutritive value of the farm produce.
 It encourages sustainable livelihood of the producers as well as safeguards consumers health.
 It improves the physical, chemical and biological health of the soil.
 Promotes healthy use of the natural resources and minimizes all forms of the pollution.
 It enhances and sustains biological diversity within the system.

Organic farming approach involves following five principles:

1. Conversion of land from conventional management to organic management

2. 2. Management of the entire surrounding system to ensure biodiversity and sustainability of
the system
3. Crop production with the use of alternative sources of nutrients such as crop rotation,
residue management, organic manures and biological inputs.
4. Management of weeds and pests by better management practices, physical and cultural
means and by biological control system
5. Maintenance of livestock in tandem with organic concept and make them an integral part of
the entire system

Certification :-

Certification is the action or process of providing someone or something with an official document
attesting to a status or level of achievement. Product certification or product qualification is the
process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance tests and quality assurance
tests, and meets qualification criteria stipulated in contracts, regulations, or specifications (typically
called "certification schemes" in the product certification industry