This document defines organic farming as a system that avoids synthetic inputs like fertilizers and pesticides and relies on practices like crop rotation and animal manures. It outlines the principles of organic farming as promoting health, ecology, fairness and care. The history of organic farming in India is discussed, noting it began in the early 1900s and states like Sikkim and Uttaranchal have been declared organic. Key differences between conventional and organic farming are less pollution and higher soil fertility with organic methods. The conclusion is that organic farming is a sustainable, eco-friendly approach that improves soil and yields quality produce.

1. Institution name
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ORGANIC FARMING:
Definition, Principle, History, Conclusion
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2. OUTLINE (Keywords)
 What is Organic Farming?
 Why Organic Farming is necessary?
 Types of Organic Farming
 Principles of Organic Farming
 Religious Documentation of Organic Farming
 Organic Farming in India (History)
 Some statistics about Organic Farming
 Difference b/w Conventional Farming and Organic Farming
 Role in Environment
 Conclusion

3. What is Organic Farming?
 Organic farming is a system which avoids or largely excludes the use
of synthetic inputs (such as fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, feed
additives etc.) and to the maximum extent feasible rely upon crop
rotations, crop residues, animal manures, off-farm organic waste.
 “It is a holistic production management system that promotes and
enhance health of agro-ecosystem, including biodivervsity, biological
cycles and soil biological activity.”

4. Organic
Farming
Organic
Fertilizers
Lower water
Consumption
Increased
soil organic
matter
Improved
soil water
holding
capacity
Reduced soil
loses
Lower
energy uses
Why Organic Farming is necessary?

5. TYPES OF ORGANIC FARMING
 PURE ORGANIC FARMING : Use of organic manures and biopesticides
with complete avoidance of inorganic chemicals and pesticides.
 INTEGRATED FARMING : Involves Integrated Nutrient Management
(INM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
 INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS : Local resources are effectively
recycled by involving other components such as poultry, fish pond,
mushroom, goat rearing etc. apart from crop components. It is a low
input organic farming.

7. Cont.….
 Health : sustain and enhance the health of soil, plant, animal, human and
planet as one and indivisible.
 Ecology : based on living ecological systems and cycles, work with them,
emulate them, and help sustain them.
 Fairness : build on relationships that ensure fairness with regard to the
common environment and life opportunities.
 Care : managed in a precautionary and responsible manner to protect the
health and well-being of current and future generations and the environment.

8. Religious Documentation of Organic farming
Ramayana All dead things - rotting corpse or stinking
garbage returned to earth are transformed
into wholesome things that nourish life.
Such is the alchemy of mother earth - as
interpreted by C. Rajagopalachari.
Mahabharata (5500 BC) Mention of Kamdhenu, the celestial cow
and its role on human life and soil fertility.
Rig Veda (2500 – 1500 BC) To cause healthy growth of plants should
be nourished by dungs of goat, sheep,
cow, water as well as meat.
Kauthilya Arthshastra (300 BC) Mentioned several manures like oil cake,
excreta, excreta of animals.
Holy Quran (590 AD) At least one third of what you take out
from soil must be returned to it implying
recycling or post-harvest residue.

9. Organic Farming in India
Organic agriculture in
India started long back
1900 by Sir Albert
Howard a British
agronomist, in local
village of the north
India.
Firstly coined by North
Bourne in 1946.
Sikkim and
Uttaranchal declared
organic state.
Organic Farming : HISTORY (INDIA)

10. Land area of major countries under
Organic Farming (FIBL & IFOAM 2013)

11. Top 10 State Area Under
ORGANIC FARMING (2010-11)
S.
No.
State Name Certified cultivated organic area (Hectare)
1 Madhya Pradesh 270955
2 Maharashtra 124547
3 Rajasthan 57566
4 Gujarat 42267
5 Uttar Pradesh 17212
6 Orissa 16833
7 Goa 13044
8 Uttarakhand 9513
9 Karnataka 9128
10 Andhra Pradesh 6070
Total India 600000

12. Difference b/w Conventional Farming
and Organic Farming
Conventional Farming Organic Farming
Based on economical orientation. Based on ecological orientation.
Supplementing nutrients through
chemical fertilizers.
Cycle of nutrients within the farms;
predominantly farm produced
materials.
Weed control by pesticide. Weed control by crop rotation and
cultural practices.
Pest control by pesticide. Pest control based on non-polluting
substances.
Low input: output ratio with pollution Optimum input: output ratio with No
pollution.
Using up soil fertility often resulting in
erosion and soil loss.
Maximum conservation of soils, water
quality and wild life.

13.  Sustainable and eco-friendly
 Improves quality and nutritive value of the farm produces
 Encourages sustainable livelihood of the producers as well as safeguards
consumers health
 Promotes healthy use of the natural resources and minimizes all forms of the
pollution
 Enhances and sustains biological diversity
Role in Environment

14. CONCLUSION
 Organic Farming is :
 Sustainable
 Economic
 Eco-Friendly
 No risk of residual toxicity
 Improves soil fertility
 Yields Quality production
 Compost prepared from farm wastes
 FYM (Farm Yard Manure), Neem-cake (by-product obtained in the process of cold
pressing of neem tree fruits and kernels), Biogas slurry (by-product of anaerobic
digestion from Biogas plant), vermicompost (a mixture of decomposing vegetable or
food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast) etc.
 maintains organic matter in soil.

15. FEED THE SOIL INSTEAD OF PLANTS

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