The importance of Organic Farming and its Benefits
What is organic farming?
Hearing the name of organic farming creates a scene of living farming in our minds. At the same time, many questions have been raised. In the last few years, words like organic farming, natural farming, sage farming, sustainable farming have been heard. The purpose of all this may be the same, but there is a difference in the method. Here we try to understand what organic farming means.
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The basic concept of organic farming is to cultivate the land in such a way that the soil survives, all the living organisms, insects and other micro-organisms living inside it are safe and their life cycle continues. Scientists call such farming big names. Such as, Biological Farming, Bio Dynamic Farming and Micro Biotic Farming. Agriculture experts also call this ecological farming. But these are just names. Its basic principles are the same. Which our ancestors observed years ago. The nature of farming has changed in the new era of modern times. With the advent of new technology in agriculture, production increased, which we also met the demand of the time, but only production killed the land in the race to cultivate by a single standard. It is said that with the advent of the turban, organic farming has become more and more conscious.
Relying on nature, farming without the use of chemical fertilizers at all, farming without the use of pesticides, is this type of farming called organic farming? So the answer can be given in one word .. yes or no. It is difficult to define organic farming, but to get a literal understanding of it, it can be said that a farm, village or natural area is considered as a unit and the natural resources available in it are managed in such a way that other organisms that do not feed on that unit get adequate and nutritious food. With this, instead of destroying and polluting the natural resources, enrichment should take place.
Organic farming is a method. There is a lifestyle. Land, air, water and human beings are very important in this agriculture. The four elements affect each other. When seeds are planted, the nutrients in the water and soil help the seeds to germinate. The seed sprouts and becomes a plant and comes out of the ground. The micro-organisms present in the soil there make the soil nutrients available to the plants. At the same time, is air really necessary for respiration? When the plant grows and bears fruit, the human consumes it and returns it to the soil as organic manure. This cycle is gone. Scientists call this the nutrient cycle, which goes on and on. When any one stage of this cycle is interrupted, it becomes a hindrance to farming. Its side effects do not appear immediately, but in 10-12 years the effects begin to show. When we talk about organic farming today, it means continuing this nutrient cycle.
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Organic farming is one in which we live in nature, understand the chain of its balance, use natural resources as well as not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which maintain diversity, all these are steps towards organic farming. In addition, to process organic food to a minimum so that the quality of the food is maintained, not to add synthetic chemicals for preservation, keeping in mind these small and big things is called organic farming.
Benefits of Organic Farming
Organic farming improves the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil. So that the fertility and productivity of the soil gradually increases.
Organic farming provides favorable conditions for the crop. So that the crop develops immunity against diseases and pests. In addition, more crop yields and better quality are obtained.
Develops self-sufficient farming by reducing the need for farm inputs to be purchased from the market for farming.
Organic farming can prevent soil, water and air pollution.
Food produced by organic farming is free from toxic chemicals, so demand in developed countries is increasing and prices are getting better.