Organic agriculture

Organic agriculture

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  INTRODUCTION  Organic farmingis an alternative agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices  Organic farming is the method of crop and livestock production that focuses on utilizing natural material and choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizer, genetically modified organism, antibiotics and growth hormones  It sustains the health of the soil, ecosystem and people  It is the Eco-friendly agriculture that combines tradition, innovation and science involving techniques like crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological insect pest
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  ADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE Promotion of biodiversity and improve ecosystem  Reduction of the farming pollution due to chemical fertilizer, including the toxic substances in the environment  Grow tasty and healthy food  Increase the health of top soil  Create the job in community  Minimize the impact of global warming  Save water resources  Stop the risk of the ground water pollution  Low input cost  Disease and pest resistance
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  DISADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE It produces the much lower yield than conventional farming which in tern decreases the availability and increases the price  Less efficient at getting their product to the market  Intensive care is required and is considered as tedious work  Required lots of manpower  Less profit
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  ORGANIC FARMING METHOD 1.Convert the land from conventional to organic method 2. Make sure surrounding bio-diversity and sustainability on farm 3. Produce food utilize alternative sources of nutrient 4.Crop rotation , residue management , green manures , compost , biological input 5.Manage weed, pest and culture of agriculture by biological control system 6.Choose the species of plants and animal that are resistance to disease 7.Never use the genetically modified organisms 8.Grow livestock (animals and poultry ) free and pasture raised with organic feed
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  DIFFICULTIES IN ORGANICAGRICULTURE IN NEPAL 1. Lack of organic inputs such as seeds, bio-fertilizer and bio- pesticides 2. Lack of government initiatives, plan, policies and assistance 3. Lack of adequate information of different aspects such as advantages of organic farming and the organic products, crops , and area on organic cultivation , technology , marketing , suppliers of input , etc . 4. Organic farming is the labor intensive farming . So, in the urban where there is a scarcity of labor, the cost of cultivation may option to improve food security
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  continue… 5. The misconceptionof the people that “organic agriculture is not a feasible option to improve food security” 6. Awareness :there is lack of awareness about the organic farming and the organic products amongst consumers and producers
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  HOW TO PROMOTETHE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE  Government should provide support to the organic farmers in order to minimize the cost of mass production, subsidy must be provided based on the volume of the production  The policy and program should emphasize the organic food rather than the market and the business oriented agriculture system  There should be the separate and the interrelated network of training, research and the technology development, verification and extension of organic agriculture for its development  There is the need of a packaged program so that a farmer can be self equipped and prepared for the process of the certification  Incorporation of the courses related to the organic agriculture in academic syllabus
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  TRAINING/ SUPPORT/ RESEARCH CENTERS Sustainable Agriculture development program (SADP), Nepal  Everything organic Nursery, Kavre, Nepal  HASERA Agriculture Research and Training Center Kathmandu, Nepal  The Himalayan Bio-organic Agriculture Center Nepal (HIMBOAC- NEPAL), Kathmandu , Nepal
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  MARKET PLACES FORORGANIC AGRICULTURE  The Organic Village Pvt. Ltd - was founded in 2003 with the main objectives to promote the organic farming - works in the partnership with NGOs, INGOs and development agencies ( UNDP, Micro Enterprise development program, Small Grants Program, GTZ German Development and Winrock international)  Department stores and other organic vendors (local hotels and Restaurants)
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  THANK YOU
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   PREPARED BY Nisha Paneru and Om kala Ruchal  Class roll no: 74 Class roll no: 75  Exam roll no:331 Exam roll no : 332