Organic Farming- A Perspective

Authors

  • A. V. Ramanjaneyulu Regional Agricultural Research Station, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Palem, Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (509 215), India
  • N. C. Sarkar Department of ASPEAN, PSB, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal (731 236), India
  • Ashok K. Thakur Seed Technology and Production Centre, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
  • R. K. Maiti Universidad de las Americas, Departamento de Quimica y Biologia, Santa Catarina Martir, C.P., Puebla (72820), Mexico

Abstract

The present commercial farming systems, due to intensive involvement of synthetic chemical inputs, have shown nega­tive impacts on human health and ecology. In the recent past, this eyebrow raising issue forced the policy makers, research­ers, producers and consumers to find out the healthy and safe alternate ways of farming. Organic farming is one such system that provides healthy food without leaving negative mark on the environment. According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), organic farming is the production sys­tem which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and live stock feed additives…

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Published

2013-09-07

How to Cite

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Ramanjaneyulu AV, Sarkar NC, Thakur AK, Maiti RK. Organic Farming- A Perspective. IJBSM [Internet]. 2013 Sep. 7 [cited 2025 Sep. 9];4(Sep, 3):i-ii. Available from: https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJBSM/article/view/392

Issue

Vol. 4 No. Sep, 3 (2013)

Section

Editorial

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