ORGANIC FARMING

SHIBIL BACKER
M.ARCH,MESSOA
Indian Agriculture

Agriculture and allied sector contributes nearly 22% of GDP.

60% of the area sown is dependent on rainfall
India is the largest producers in the world of milk, cashew
nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper.
Second largest producers of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and
inland fish.
World’s largest cattle population (281 million).
Introduction…..

A system of farm design and management to

create an eco system, which can achieve
sustainable productivity without the use of
artificial external inputs such as chemical
fertilizers and pesticides
The key characteristics of Organic Farming include:
 Protecting the long term fertility of soils by maintaining organic matter levels, encouraging soil
biological activity, and careful mechanical intervention.
 Providing crop nutrients indirectly using relatively insoluble nutrient sources which are made
available to the plant by the action of soil micro organisms.
 Nitrogen self-sufficiency through the use of legumes and biological nitrogen fixation, as well as
effective recycling of organic materials including crop residues and livestock manures.
 Weed, disease and pest control relying primarily on crop rotation, natural predators, diversity,
organic manuring, resistant varieties and limited thermal, biological and chemical intervention.
 The extensive management of livestock, paying full regard to their evolutionary adaptations,
behavioural needs and animal welfare issues with respect to nutrition, housing , health,
breeding. And rearing.
 Careful attention to the impact of the farming system on the wider environment and the
conservation of wildlife and natural habitats.
Various steps involved in establishing organic kitchen garden
Application of manures
All these are mixed in the soil properly make it fertile and nutrient rich for the plants
to grow.