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If you mean can a single individual meet nutrition requirements while only eating organically farmed foods... yes. If you mean can organic farming supply sufficient food to meet the world's nutritional requirements... not without massive lifestyle changes by large numbers of people, and possibly not even then.
What else can I help you with?
Should there be more organic farms?
There are many arguments both on the "for" and "against" side of whether their should be more organic farms. The main "for" argument is the "depletion of the environment, overuse of pesticides/fertilizers and loss of natural habitat for wildlife through intensive farming". There is also the "cruelty to animals farmed through intensive farming methods" argument. The main "against" argument is that "it is not possible to feed the world's population through organic farming methods, because organic farming yields much less than conventional farming methods". Personally, I think there is a happy middle-ground to be found. Also, many farms are "organic" in all but name, due to various issues associated with being certified as organic.
What is the key texture of organic farming?
Soil is the key texture of organic farming. Organic production requires healthy soils and soil food webs. Conventional production contrastingly stresses productive soils, which may be achieved in the short term through growth-enhancing means which ultimately are environmentally unfriendly.
How do you define the topic of conventional versus organic farming?
Natural as opposed to chemical, genetically modified, synthetic inputs and methods in agriculture is a way to define the topic conventional versus organic farming. The topic must examine two contrasting agricultural activities from preparing the soil, through cultivation, to marketing, moving, selling and sustaining the edible, ornamental, wildflowering or woody crop. It also needs to compare and contrast conventional and organic farming from raising, through slaughtering, to selling in the case of conventional versus organic livestock and poultry.
What are the Example of organic farming?
Examples of organic farming practices include crop rotation, use of compost and manure for fertilization, avoiding synthetic pesticides and herbicides, promoting biodiversity, and maintaining soil health through methods like cover cropping and mulching.
What are places where you can find organic fertilizer?
From the garden, in stores, or through the Internet are places to find organic fertilizer.Specifically, it is possible to make one's own organic fertilizer by composting compostable materials in a back-yard bin or pile. Garden-related stores and gardening divisions within big stores provide organic fertilizer if they know of the demand or if they specialize in organic farming- and gardening-related equipment and products. Organic fertilizer also will be found among the offerings of on-line businesses.
What is the difference between organic farming and genetically modified farming?
Cultivation that does and does not rely upon non-synthesized, non-synthetic inputs and resources is the difference between genetically modified farming and organic farming. In the first case, farm animals and crops exist in forms and with traits whose expression results from laboratory experiments. In the second, they go through their life cycles and natural histories without intervention other than that is based upon natural, non-chemical, non-synthetic, organic procedures and processes.
What is meant by the term 'organic farming'?
from Wikipedia: Organic farming is a form of agriculture that excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, livestock feed additives, and genetically modified organisms. As far as possible, organic farmers rely on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and control pests.
Why do organic farmers not use herbicides?
That chemicals, genetic modification and synthetics are disallowed is the reason why organic farmers do not use herbicides. The equivalent controls in organic farming receive the label botanicals if the treatments come from plants, such as pyrethrin from Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium. Much of the plant pest control in organic farming will be achieved by eliminating the stresses that encourage pathogens and pests through respect for plant-specific air, heat, light, moisture and nutrient needs.
What is the consumption of organic fertilizers in India?
Here are a few general tips on where to find organic fertilizers online in India: E-commerce Platforms: Websites like Amazon, Flipkart, and other e-commerce platforms often have a variety of organic fertilizers available. You can search for specific products or browse through the agriculture and gardening sections. Specialized Agricultural Supply Websites: Some websites are dedicated to agricultural supplies and organic farming inputs. Examples include AgroStar, Krishihub, and BigHaat. These platforms may offer a range of organic fertilizers suitable for various crops. Organic Farming Stores: Online stores that focus on organic and sustainable farming inputs may provide a selection of organic fertilizers. These stores may be affiliated with organic farming movements or organizations. Manufacturer Websites: Some manufacturers of organic fertilizers have their own websites where you can purchase products directly. Check for reputable organic fertilizer manufacturers in India and visit their official websites for information on purchasing.
What are the differences between intensive farming and extensive farming?
Generally speaking, the main difference is in the amount of labor involved. Organic farming typically takes more labor to produce the same kind of crop as in intensive farming, due to the lack of industrially-produced pesticides and fertilizers. While there are organic pesticides and fertilizers, there is not the wide variety and efficacy of products as for intensive farming. So hand labor must be used to counter the effects of pests, and to apply the larger volumes of organic fertilizer. The two methods are not exclusive. Vegetable farming for instance is a form of intensive farming, regardless if it's organic or conventional farming. Greenhouse farming even more so, as you will grow several crops on the same plot within the year. Some partisans of organic farming argue that philosophically, green houses are too artificial, requiring extra heating and lighting, to qualify as organic, but organic farming is a business, and if a farmer can beat the competition by having its produce on the market earlier in the season, it helps sustain the farm and organic farming, and it also reduces importations from sunnier countries, say from Spain if you farm in France, which is also a goal of organic farming (local products).
What are biological issues with organic and non-organic farming methods?
The impacts upon non-target and target animals and crops are the biological issues with non-organic and organic farming methods. Non-organic farming methods prioritize specific animals and crops whose marketability and profitability warrant lush, rapid growth even if the necessary inputs and resources compromise the life cycles and natural histories of animals and plants deemed dispensable, in the way or of lesser importance. Organic farming methods contrastingly take in the entire picture through attention to the well-being of the entire farm as one system, one unit, one whole warranting botanical controls and natural predators over chemical, genetically modified, non-local, off-site synthetic inputs and resources.
Is it worth paying more for organic products so that small family farmers can continue to focus on enviromentally conscious and socially responsible farming?
Not only is it worth it to pay more for an organic product to the farmer, the nutritional value of the organic products are much greater than those produced through chemicals.
