ORGANIC FARMING - AN OVERVIEWDEVKAR ANGAD GANESHRAO, SACHIN B. PAVHANE AND NITESH HALDARAbstract The increasing demand of agricultural productivity by the increasing population had led to the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by the farmers. The use of chemicals in our fields increases the productivity but at the same time it deteriorates soil fertility and adds toxins in the products. Also, the residual chemicals are flushed away with irrigation water into large water bodies where it can be lethal to other living organisms. Thus, in order to avoid these adverse consequences of chemical farming, we need to shift our agricultural practices from chemicals to organic farming. Organic farming is a types of farming in which the nutrient needs of plants are fulfilled by organically produced products like Vermicompost, Manures, Biopesticides etc. This type of farming not only improves soil fertility but are also cost effective and less harmful. Therefore, this paper is an initiative to aware people about adverse effects of chemical farming, advantages of Organic Farming, Organic substitutes for Chemical inputs, methods of preparation of organic inputs like Vermicomposting, Neem seed kernel extract etc. |