A Major Prioritation: Organic Farming

Organic Farming ,To Be Prioritized Again?

"Organic farming", a term is normally heared by  our ears most of the time in present  days. Why is it so? Is it a new kind of farming? Are the products of organic farming best? Such questions may arise in our mind ,most often. We see many specific farmers , local businessmen and entrepreneurs running behind the trade of organic farming. It has been a term of  curiosity and enthusiasm for us. So, here, we are learning about organic farming in details.

Organic farming refers to the natural methods of farming and aims to preserve the fertility and productivity of land involving various techniques ; has become a topic of concern

today. It's not like, it is a new kind of farming for us , but it is an old practices taken by our ancestor before. Viewing the history ,we can know that, for thousands of years agriculture was practiced without use  of  chemical fertilizers and pesticides. During the mid 19^th century ,the first artificial fertilizers were created and the continuation of development procedure of such pesticides , referred the decade as " pesticide era" in 1940. Many years after then people start realizing that such cheap , powerful and mobile fertilizers are beneficial for easy crop production in bulk amount  in short term for commercial purpose but are providing distractions to our soil and land in long term. Recent days are facing more difficulties, if we are analyzing. The action of climate change is emerging and the polluted environment is making earth ,a difficult place to survive . The use of chemical fertilizers are degrading the soil and its fertility. Agriculture is not being favorable to practice well .

                                         

There are wide benefits of organic agriculture. This farming is concerned on the health of soil, people and ecological aspects. The sprays of the chemical fertilizer and pesticides results in a polluting atmosphere and also pollutes the water during soil erosion. So , organic farming makes a environment pollution free. It minimizes soil erosion and degradation . These farming intends to use the composted manure along with cover crops to provide effective nutrients  to the crop. We can also see the impacts of organic farming on the produced crops which contains more nutrients , vitamins, richer concentrations of antioxidants comparison to the fertilizer applied crops. Besides , the organic food also avoids the GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) products. Such products  are created from unnatural composition of genes inorder to provide new characteristics in GMO case. Crop diversity is also widely preferred in organic farming. It reduces the risk of crop failure . The most important point is that organic farming makes  the proper utilization of natural resources in short term and aims to conserve the nature for future generation .

We can find various  problems  that are making  organic farming inapplicable in many regions of the world. Lacking of sufficient seeds, biofertilizers and biopesticides as organic inputs are becoming major problems in many areas. Awareness is also an important aspect , but many farmers ,input  suppliers , consumers ,etc. are not aware about the importance of organic cultivation  and organic products. In organic farming , more laborrs  are needed , which may be dilemma to carry ; especially in urban areas and due to this , the cost of cultivation rises. It is also in conception of people that the yield of organic farming is less in comparison to that of conventional farming and such condition may lead to global food shortage. For the farmers seeking  to start organic farming  need a proper access to land and capital as well. Conventional farming  in which  one can plant a crop which is popular at a time and earn maximum from it  is different  in organic farming ; in where ,a crop rotation is necessary which may limit the earnings . Many domestic consumers may also not able to purchase organic foods. Since initial cost of organic farming is high but the result is low ,farmers feel it difficult to make in a practice.

Yes, there are many problems viewed and experienced while taking organic farming on operation, yet we should not run away from it. According to the increasing population ,we are in trouble of food shortage in one hand and on the other hand various environmental and climatic problems are being faced by the use of chemical substances, that are harming humans and wildlife existence. Organic farming  maintains the balance between nature and agricultural production by not having bad influence of climate change , biodiversity loss and excess nitrogen flow. Farmers should be arranged with giving the opportunities of compensation if the organic agriculture is destroyed; by government. This gives some kind of encouragement to farmers towards organic farming. Besides farmers should be provided with adequate information and training  on organic production and should be focused on gaining the long term benefit from organic farming despite having low benefits from starting phase. Farmers are our live savers, we should always know that .If they bring healthy products in the markets, we become healthier, but if its  unhealthy ,our health gets ruined. No matter what, organic farming is today's necessity ,and should be enhanced widely for better tomorrows.