Organic Farming benefits and scope ORGANIC FARMING Organic

Organic Farming, benefits and scope

ORGANIC FARMING Organic farming is the process of producing food naturally. This method avoids the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers and genetically modified organisms to influence the growth of crops n Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost, and biological pest

Principles of Organic Farming n There are 4 main principles of Organic Farming n Organic agriculture is based on n The principle of health n The principle of ecology n The principle of fairness n The principle of care

Organic matter status of Pakistan soils n In Pakistan, the soils are very poor in organic matter than the desirable level. A soil having 1. 29 % C is considered to be sufficient in organic matte

Pakistan and organic farming n n n More than 90% farmer practice conventional farming by using Synthetic Fertilizer Pesticide Weedicide Intensive tillage

Pakistan Organic Agriculture Scenario n n In 2005 -2006 total area under organic agriculture was 35000 acres which increased to 150000 acres (approx. ) by 2009 -2010.

Steps To be Taken For organic farming n n n n Government Policies Special supply chain Marketing facilities Individual Farmer willing Base from small area Awareness about organic food Quality base price

Benefits of organic farming n n n n n Improvement of soil biological activity. Improvement of physical characteristics of soil. Reducing nitrate leaching. Increasing and improving wild life habitant. Healthy food Eco friendly Minimum soil degradation Micro organisms are safe Organic food is more nutrious Soil conservation

Constrains in organic farming n n Government price policies causing low agricultural income Organic agriculture requires time and well trained extension workers market development are government fair and the sole of major super markets Major problem is lack of public awareness of organic food

Constrains in organic farming in Pakistan n n Development of viable producer and consumer linkages Organic farms spent more on labour. Agronomic crops are high fertilizer responsive is also a problem Farmer perception , it is not more economical. We can not sudden convince farmer about organic farming.

Aim for organic farming n n n n A sufficiently high level of productivity, compatibility of cultivation with the natural cycles of the production system maintaining and increasing the longterm fertility of soil. maximum possible use of renewable resources,

Scope of organic farming n n n Scope for bio fertilizer companies Biopesticide and other allied agencies Women in Pakistan agriculture, can perform the following functions as good as men: Transplanting of vegetables, rice, and bare root plants. Intercultivation of vegetable of removal of weeds and unwanted growth.

Scope of organic farming in Pakistan n Picking of cotton, small fruits, vegetables, berries of all types, harvesting of wheat, rice and other crops. They however excel men in all those operations which require squatting to carryout operations near the ground and keep moving simultaneously Farmer can get high prices

Organic farming In Pakistan In our univeristy is also work on organic farming In Hafiz Abad Kot mubarak(kernal mill) kitchen Gardening Roshni foods Hanza foods Taj foods