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• There is less chance of skin irritation and long term health problems from SLS.
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  ACTUAL STATE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

  ; Organic agriculture is currently being practiced in more than 100 countries the world over. The global organic area is estimated at 26 million hectare with 61 standards and 364 ;

  The world organic market is estimated at 26 billion US $.

  AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT INDIA

  LARGE SCALE USE OF CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

  The global fertilizer use (in Kg/ha)

  Korea; – 357 kg ; Japan – 247 kg

  Germany; – 153 kg ; India – ; 89 kg

  In the chemical process, excessive applications of nitrogenous fertilizers prevent phosphorus and potash up take by plants. ;

  Nutrient

  Crops

  Paddy (Kg) Wheat (Kg)

  (17 crops)

  (12 crops)

  Name of pesticide Food

  MRL (Mg/kg)

  Food grains, milk, vegetables

  Food and vegetables

  Food grains, vegetable and milk

  Food grains, fruit/vegetables, milk

  Food grains, fruits, Cauliflowers

  Food grains, vegetables

  Do the plants actually require mineral fertilizers?

  First fertilizer industry in India-SSP (Parry), Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India, in1906.

  FACTS FAVOURING ORGANIC FARMING

  Organic proponents are against fertilizer inputs due to the following reasons.

  1. Fertilizer use is only 100-160 years old.
  2. Not willing to accept the claim that fertilizers enhanced global food production.
  3. Crop produced with chemicals contains heavy metals and other contaminants, hence, not well for health.
  4. Agrochemicals cause disease and death due to excess nitrate and pesticide residues.
• Fertilizers like Urea and DAP contain heavy metals like lead and cadmium.

Excess NO3 in food and water, eutrophication in water bodies owing to run off agricultural fertilizers

Crops

Total food grains

Total non-food grains

Nutrient use efficiency in India

Nutrient

63% higher over convent grown food.

Yield economics of organic farming vis–a–vis conventional farming.

Organic

Regular addition of organic manure improves the soil quality.

Mean value of aggregated soil data from 16 pairs of farms each with organic (bio) and conventional (Con) farming practices

Soil property

Definition and objectives of organic agriculture

The concept of organic agriculture is often misconceived and misrepresented

Organic agriculture is a production system which avoids or excludes the use of all synthetic compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and live stock feed additives.

It relies on crop rotations, legumes, green manures, crop residues, animal manures, off farm organic wastes, vermi technology and methods of botanical and biological pest control.

Organic farming is the concept of farm as an organism, in which all the components – soil minerals, organic matters, micro organisms, insects, plants, animals and humans – interact to create a coherent self regulating and stable whole (Lampkin, 1999).

Principles of organic agriculture

1. To maintain long term soil fertility with ecological balance.
2. To avoid all forms of pollution resulting from agricultural operations.
3. To produce toxin free food stuff of high nutritional quality in sufficient quantity and better taste.
4. To reduce the use of fossil energy in agriculture practice to a minimum.

The four pillars of organic agriculture

1. Organic standard
2. Certification/regulatory mechanism
3. Technology packages
4. Market network
1. Standard (rules)
2. Inspection (checking whether rules implemented)
3. Certification (judgement)

In fact, certification in organic agriculture generally refers to third party certification. International Federation for Organic Agricultural Movement (IFOAM) (Headquarter – Germany), first established accreditation programme in 1992 to accredit certifying bodies and to setup Intl. Organic Accr.

1. In the EU states, it must confer to EEC regulation no. 2092/91.
2. In the US, it must confer to the UASDA standards for organic foods.
3. In Japan, it must confer to Japanese Agriculture Standards (JAS) for organic products.

The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, in 2000 launched the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) to ensure focused and well directed development of organic agriculture in India.

• The farmer and processor have annual certification inspections
• They have maintained detailed records of their practices
• They use eco-friendly methods and substances for soil fertility and pest control.
• Drawing up procedures for evaluation and accreditation of certification programmes
• Formulating procedures for evaluation of the agencies implementing the programmes.

1. APEDA, 2.c); ;Organic fertilization

   The basic focus of organic agriculture should be

   1. To produce ;farm products for the home i.e., internal consumption and

   Global scenario of organic agriculture

   About 100 countries of the world are in organic agriculture and area under organic.

   Land area of major countries under organic management

   Area under organic (M.ha)

   % of total agriculture area

   No. of organic farm

   India

   Among the organic food growing countries, Australia is the top (42%) followed by Argentina and Latin America and Europe.

   1. The current world organic market has been estimated at over US 26 billion $ from cultivated total area of around 24 million hectare world wide.
2. Premium on most organic products range between 35-100%.

95% of the organic product is consumed in developed countries.

The principal organic products include

1. ;
   1. Fresh fruits and vegetables
   2. Cereals (wheat, rice, maize), coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, herbs, oilseeds, pulses, milk products, honey, meat, edible nuts and semi-processed food etc.

Organic market share = 1% of total food share

Value of organic food sales

India (Export)

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

1. The traditional knowledge of agriculture relating to organic farming was re-assessed and its scientific up gradation was done.
2. DAC constituted a Task Force on organic farming which recommended the motion of organic farming.
3. Ministry of Commerce launched a national organic programme in April, 2000 and APEDA (Ag. Food products Exports Dev. Authority) was to implement the national programme for organic production.India’s advantages in organic agriculture
   1. Crop residue (3.865 billion tones) 2.; Animal dung (3.854 million tones)

   Bio-fertilizer (0.3670 million tones)

   i) Soil fertility

   Culture and collection of worm casts of select varieties of earthworms, both native and nativised, are rich in plant nutrients and plant food generating microbes. Its applications in the farm soil help crop plants grow, flower and fruit properly.

   General soil sample —- 340.2 40.8; 380.7

   ; ;Initial soil sample ——; ;269.7; 52.2; 561.25

   ; Contributions of Biodiversity to soil fertility under 20%soil incorporations (kg.

   ; ;(kg./ ha.)

   ; Major Nutrient Removal by different crops Unit- kg.

   ; ;Crop Crop part; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potash

   i); Around 76000 hectare area comes under certified organic farming

   vi); Most of the dry zones practice organic farming

   Under NPOP, GoI has developed national standard for organic products.

   1. Laid on policy for development and certification of organic product
   2. Facilitate certification of organic products confirming to the standards of the national programme
   3. Institute a logo and prescribe its award by accrediting bodies on products qualifying for bearing India organic level
   4. A national steering committee comprising Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture, APEDA, National Organic Products Board, Spices Board, Coffee Board, Tea Board, and various other government and private organization associated with the organic movement is monitoring the overall organic activity under NPOP in India.
   5. The NPOP standard has got equivalency with the standard of EU commission

   Association for promotion of organic farming

   Indian Society for Certification for organic products

   Indian organic certification agency

   National Organic Certification Association (NOCA)

   Indian organic: an Overview (2004-2005)

    

4. Area under certified; ; =; 2.5 million ha
5. Total certified product ; =; 115,238 metric tones
6. Total project certified; ; =; 332
7. Number of processing units ; =; 158
8. Accredited inspection and certifying agencies; =; 11
9. Number of products exported ; =; 35
10. States involved in organic export