Organic Farming
The
organic approach starts with ground condition feeding the
soil from which output grows naturally and sustainable.
Pesticides and artificial fertilizers kill the beneficial
organisms in the soil along with the few that are not wanted!!!
Is it worth the loss??
There are organic ways of dealing with problems, then why not be
good to ourselves and the soil too at the same too.... This
means drawing energy from clean sources, like appreciation and
inspiration, not from polluting pressures such as stress and
fear.
It means composting our problems so that waste becomes a major
source of future growth - turning our negative feelings into
constructive output. From crop rotation, to the natural cycles
of growth, to achieving
real quality - nutrition and satisfaction - in our outputs, we
must follow the organic way to work more effectively.
It is high time that we open our eyes to the fact that the earth
operates as a self-renewing organism. Explaining the concept of
cultivated natural systems as a model for sustained
productivity. Understanding aspects of soil condition, eg
organic content, structure, depth, soil types, and translating
these to the growth of a healthy beginning- THE ORGANIC
REVOLUTION- Try it and you will never regret that you even
wished to try it!
Organic
agriculture was developed as a farming practice in the early
twentieth century. Through its holistic nature. Organic farming
integrates wild diversity, bio-diversity, and soil conservation
and takes low intensity, extensive farming one step further by
eliminating the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This
is not only an improvement for human health, but also for the
fauna and flora associated with the farm and farm environment.
What is Organic Agriculture?
O
rganic
agriculture, as defined by BEV, includes all agricultural
systems that promote environmentally, socially and economically
sound production of food and fibres. These systems take soil
fertility as a key to successful production. By respecting the
natural capacity of plants, animals and the landscape, it aims
to optimise quality in all aspects of agriculture and the
environment. Organic agriculture
dramatically reduces external inputs by refraining from the use
of chemo-synthetic fertilisers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals.
Instead it allows the laws of nature to increase both
agricultural yields and disease resistance.
Organic agriculture adheres to globally accepted
principles, which are implemented within local social-economic,
climatic and cultural settings. As a logical consequence, BEV
stresses and supports the development of self-supporting systems
on local and regional levels.
More than 20 million hectares
of land is certified for organic
production worldwide, generally producing for a premium price
market. The number of not certified farms
using organic techniques is unknown
but is likely to be much larger than for land under certified
production. Generally these farms
are in developing countries producing primarily for home
consumption or for local sale, where there is no need for the
guarantees of a certification system.
Because
organic farming is a system of
agriculture that relies largely on locally available resources
and is dependent upon maintaining ecological balances and
developing biological processes to their optimum, in general,
organic farms
are likely to have higher biodiversity with greater crop
rotation diversity, integration of livestock and number of
cultivated crops. Higher levels of biodiversity can strengthen
farming systems and practices; for instance, wild species can
perform a variety of ecological services within
organic systems, such as pollinators
and natural enemies of pests.
Crop Diversity
Over 50 acres of fertile mountain valley lands are gravity flow
irrigated by natural stream waters to grow robust organic crops
of rice, corn, wheat, mung dahl, sugar cane, tapioca, ginger,
turmeric, millet, watermelon, pineapple, banana, peanuts, black
pepper, medicinal herbs, cardamom, keenwa, and many more. We aim
at self-sufficiency depending on sustenance from the land, the
cows and God.
Variety of Fruit
Literally
hundreds of fruit bearing, flowering, and medicinal trees have
been established boasting such types as mango, sapota, bamboo,
fig, coconut, cashew, banyan, peepal, avocado, citrus,
jackfruit, breadfruit, lychee, parijata, champak, jasmine,
kadamba, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, pomegranate, cherry, rose
apple, mulberry, allspice, and jamun, just to name a few.
Techniques Used
Traditional
techniques of perm culture, composting, companion cropping,
mulching, crop rotation, green manuring, and other organic
methods are being experimented with successfully.
Bullock Power
Bullocks are used for plowing, transportation, and extraction of
agriculture produce and generation of energy. Use of the breeds
Red Sindhi Cows and Kagiyan Bullocks have so far been
satisfactorily established. A program to distribute improved
bulls and cows to the local population of farmers has begun with
the purpose of upgrading the herds in the vicinity for increased
agricultural productivity.
