ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF ORGANIC FARM PRODUCE IN SOUTH KARNATAKA
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2017-08-28
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
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Organic farming is an agricultural production system which favours the maximum
use of organic materials viz., crop residues, animal excreta, legumes, on and off farm
organic wastes, growth regulators and bio-pesticides with an environmentally and
socially responsible approach. This is a method of farming that works at grass root level
preserving the reproductive and regenerative capacity of the soil, good plant nutrition,
and sound soil management, produces nutritious food rich in vitality which has resistance
to diseases. Organic farming is practiced in India since thousands of years. The great
Indian civilization thrived on organic farming and was one of the most prosperous
countries in the world, till the British ruled it. In traditional India, the entire agriculture
was practiced using organic techniques, where the fertilizers, pesticides etc. were
obtained from plant and animal products. Organic farming was the backbone of the
Indian economy and cow was worshipped (and till today done so) as a God, as it not only
provide milk but also draft power for agriculture besides farm yard manure.
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