2. PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
• SUSTAIN OR BUILD SOIL FERTILITY
• MINIMISE POLLUTION AND DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
• MINIMISE THE USE OF NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
• PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE FARM ENVIRONMENT WITH
PARTICULAR REGARD TO CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE
• CONSIDER THE WIDER SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
• THE MAINTENANCE OR DEVELOPMENT OF VALUABLE EXISTING
LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND ADEQUATE HABITATS FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF WILDLIFE WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO
ENDANGERED SPECIES
3. PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
• PRINCIPLE OF HEALTH
• PRINCIPLE OF ECOLOGY
• PRINCIPLE OF FAIRNESS
• PRINCIPLE OF CARE
4. PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH: HEALTH SOIL, PLANTS, ANIMALS, HUMANS
PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY: EMULATING AND SUSTAINING NATURAL
SYSTEMS
PRINCIPLE OF FAIRNESS: ORGANIC AGRICULTURE SHOULD BUILD
ON RELATIONSHIPS THAT ENSURE FAIRNESS WITH REGARD TO
COMMON ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES.
PRINCIPLES OF CARE: FOR ALL GENERATIONS TO COME
5. WAYS OF ORGANIC FARMING
• CROP DIVERSITY
• CROP ROTATION
• BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL
• SOIL MANAGEMENT
• GREEN MANURE
• COMPOST
• WEED MANAGEMENT
• LIVESTOCK
• GENETIC MODIFICATION
6. MEANS OF ORGANIC FARMING
• IT HELPS TO MAINTAIN ENVIRONMENT HEALTH BY
REDUCING THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION.
• IT REDUCES HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH HAZARDS BY
REDUCING THE LEVEL OF RESIDUES IN THE PRODUCT.
• IT HELPS IN KEEPING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AT A
SUSTAINABLE LEVEL.
• IT REDUCES THE COST OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION AND ALSO INCREASE THE SOIL HEALTH.
7. • IT ENSURES OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FOR SHORT-TERM BENEFIT AND HELPS IN CONSERVING THEM
FOR FUTURE GENERATION.
• IT NOT ONLY SAVES ENERGY FOR BOTH ANIMAL AND MACHINE,
BUT ALSO REDUCES RISK OF CROP FAILURE.
• IT IMPROVES THE SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEANS OF ORGANIC FARMING
