Organic food
Organic foods are produced under certain conditions which does not harm land, Cultiver, Ecosystem and the yield. They are grown with out the application of synthetic pesticides and artificial fertilizers which will harm the complete ecosystem.
Food is very important for our life which provides energy to do any task and be active. But nowadays with the high modern technologies and scientific improvement, we have produced fertilizers and Growth promoters synthetically to grow the food crops which in turn increases the yield and decreases the life of the soil (microbial load, Earthworm, essential minerals) finally this land becomes unfit for cultivation.
Organic Farming
Organic food is cultivated with the use of Biopesticides, Beneficial microorganisms (Pseudomonas sp., Azospirillum sp., Azotobacter sp., Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma sp., Rhizobium, Phospobacteria, etc.,), Vermicompost, Farm Yard Manure (FYM), Poultry waste, Cowdung, Coirpith compost, etc.
Effects of Pesticides
There are some studies supporting the effects and side effects of the synthetic pesticides upon the health of farm workers. These studies confirms the health problems like, headache, nausea, skin allergy, irritaion in eye, dizziness and in some cases abdominal pain. Also some studies had confirmed with major health problems like, memory disorders, cancer, depression, miscarriages, birth defects and respiratory problems. The cancer disease occurs majorly with the Organophosphate exposed workers.
Depletion in Avi fauna
Avi fauna is majorly disturbed by the use of pesticides. Many birds in the farm side enters to the crop land in search of their food, which finally leads to disturbed life cycle of some birds due to intake of pesticide sprayed food.
Migratory birds, such as Swainson's hawks, have wintering grounds in Argentina where thousands of them were found dead from monocrotophos insecticide poisoning.
Later there was a high decline in many species of birds and studies found that due to the consumption of feed with pesticidal load, they lost the capability of laying eggs and if layed, the egg shell were very thin and breaks up easily and the next generation failed. Due to this reason many species entered near threatened.
Cost of Organic food
Organic food products typically costs more when compared to conventionally produced food products. This is because they are produced in low quantities, high care is taken to cultivate, risk from pests, initially conversion of conventional to organic land involves high work and initial loss in the productivity. Their cost hikes around 10 to 30% compared to conventional products.
Environmental benefit
Compared to conventional farming techniques, organic farm
Do not release synthetic pesticides
Do not harm land
Do not affect water bodies
Do not harm Animal husbandry/Aquatic life
They produce less waste and recyclable
Organic farming yield
The yield with organic farming is found to be in varying ratios in different parts of the world. They usually produce less yield, about 20 to 30% lesser than its normal yield and by repeated use of organic fertilizers their yield will increases. But initially in the start of conventional to organic farming there should be high input of Organic fertilizers like Vermicompost, FYM, beneficial microbes, etc.,
Organic statistics
Only about 1% to 2% grow organic food crops worldwide. There is a gradual increase in the farming sector for growing Organic food. This has highly reached to the Agriculturists only because of its high demand and cost and not due to the health concern. Only about 30% of the Organic growers are really concerned with the health, ecosystem, green house gases, etc.,
Organic foods are produced under certain conditions which does not harm land, Cultiver, Ecosystem and the yield. They are grown with out the application of synthetic pesticides and artificial fertilizers which will harm the complete ecosystem.
Food is very important for our life which provides energy to do any task and be active. But nowadays with the high modern technologies and scientific improvement, we have produced fertilizers and Growth promoters synthetically to grow the food crops which in turn increases the yield and decreases the life of the soil (microbial load, Earthworm, essential minerals) finally this land becomes unfit for cultivation.
Organic Farming
Organic food is cultivated with the use of Biopesticides, Beneficial microorganisms (Pseudomonas sp., Azospirillum sp., Azotobacter sp., Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma sp., Rhizobium, Phospobacteria, etc.,), Vermicompost, Farm Yard Manure (FYM), Poultry waste, Cowdung, Coirpith compost, etc.
Effects of Pesticides
There are some studies supporting the effects and side effects of the synthetic pesticides upon the health of farm workers. These studies confirms the health problems like, headache, nausea, skin allergy, irritaion in eye, dizziness and in some cases abdominal pain. Also some studies had confirmed with major health problems like, memory disorders, cancer, depression, miscarriages, birth defects and respiratory problems. The cancer disease occurs majorly with the Organophosphate exposed workers.
Depletion in Avi fauna
Avi fauna is majorly disturbed by the use of pesticides. Many birds in the farm side enters to the crop land in search of their food, which finally leads to disturbed life cycle of some birds due to intake of pesticide sprayed food.
Migratory birds, such as Swainson's hawks, have wintering grounds in Argentina where thousands of them were found dead from monocrotophos insecticide poisoning.
Later there was a high decline in many species of birds and studies found that due to the consumption of feed with pesticidal load, they lost the capability of laying eggs and if layed, the egg shell were very thin and breaks up easily and the next generation failed. Due to this reason many species entered near threatened.
Cost of Organic food
Organic food products typically costs more when compared to conventionally produced food products. This is because they are produced in low quantities, high care is taken to cultivate, risk from pests, initially conversion of conventional to organic land involves high work and initial loss in the productivity. Their cost hikes around 10 to 30% compared to conventional products.
Environmental benefit
Compared to conventional farming techniques, organic farm
Do not release synthetic pesticides
Do not harm land
Do not affect water bodies
Do not harm Animal husbandry/Aquatic life
They produce less waste and recyclable
Organic farming yield
The yield with organic farming is found to be in varying ratios in different parts of the world. They usually produce less yield, about 20 to 30% lesser than its normal yield and by repeated use of organic fertilizers their yield will increases. But initially in the start of conventional to organic farming there should be high input of Organic fertilizers like Vermicompost, FYM, beneficial microbes, etc.,
Organic statistics
Only about 1% to 2% grow organic food crops worldwide. There is a gradual increase in the farming sector for growing Organic food. This has highly reached to the Agriculturists only because of its high demand and cost and not due to the health concern. Only about 30% of the Organic growers are really concerned with the health, ecosystem, green house gases, etc.,
