IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIC FARMING

1. Environmentally safe

• In organic agriculture, farmers largely avoid the use of synthetic chemicals and rely on natural pest controls, manuring and cultural practices, which help to reduce different forms of environmental pollutions.
• Reductions in the use of these toxic synthetic chemicals also help to improved human and livestock health and other beneficial organisms.
• This leads us to live in harmony with nature, which is the key to sound development and a sustainable environment.

2. More sustainable

• Farmers are less dependent on external inputs (agro-chemicals).
• Locally available resources which are economically profitable and ecologically viable.
• Sustainable management of natural resources; soil water and bio- diversity.

3. Food security

• Organic agriculture can contribute to local food security in several ways.
• Consumers‟ demand       for     organically  produced    food  sometimes provide impressive premiums and new export opportunities to farmers.

4. Source of employments

• Organic agriculture requires significantly greater labor input than conventional farming’s.

5. Sources of nutrition

• Organic food contains      more  vitamins,     nutrients     andcancer-fighting antioxidants than non-organic foods.
• Organic foods have far less residues of pesticides, growth promoters, antibiotics and other chemicals.
• It tastes better than the inorganic products.

6. Enhances biodiversity conservation

• Many indigenous food crops which are underutilized and have a great value can be reintroduced through crop diversification.
• It contributes to whole farm health, provides conservation of important genotypes, and creates habitats for beneficial species.

7. Profitable

• Reduce production costs by avoiding expensive cost of agrochemicals.
• Organic crop yields are lower the overall economic yields but benefit from market premiums (fair prices) and sometimes lowered input costs.