{"id":155,"date":"2020-04-14T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/14\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/"},"modified":"2020-12-06T12:42:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T07:12:51","slug":"organicfarming-myths-and-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u091c\u0948\u0935\u093f\u0915 \u0916\u0947\u0924\u0940: \u092e\u093f\u0925\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u0924\u0925\u094d\u092f - \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u093e \u092e\u093f\u0938 \u0906\u0909\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FEEtFa61YEo\/XtkVo4eBHCI\/AAAAAAAABrc\/8ia4Dh9J6mgkSi1UzPnRZBReWVqjA7SNACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/green-rice-fields-730421.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Organic farming myths and facts\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FEEtFa61YEo\/XtkVo4eBHCI\/AAAAAAAABrc\/8ia4Dh9J6mgkSi1UzPnRZBReWVqjA7SNACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/green-rice-fields-730421.jpg\" alt=\"Organic farming myths and facts\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"426\" data-original-width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dc4ec38c3cb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dc4ec38c3cb\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#WHAT_IS_ORGANIC_FARMING\" >WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#Organic_Farming_Myths_And_Facts\" >Organic Farming: Myths And Facts<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#%E2%80%9CORGANIC_FARMING_IS_BETTER_FOR_THE_ENVIRONMENT%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cORGANIC FARMING IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#%E2%80%9CFARMERS_CAN_EARN_MORE_FROM_ORGANIC_FARMING%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cFARMERS CAN EARN MORE FROM ORGANIC FARMING\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#%E2%80%9CPESTICIDES_ARE_NOT_USED_IN_ORGANIC_FARMING%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cPESTICIDES ARE NOT USED IN ORGANIC FARMING\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#%E2%80%9CCONVENTIONAL_FOODS_ARE_DANGEROUS%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cCONVENTIONAL FOODS ARE DANGEROUS\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#%E2%80%9CORGANIC_FOOD_IS_HEALTHIER_TASTIER%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cORGANIC FOOD IS HEALTHIER &amp; TASTIER\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#%E2%80%9CLARGE_SCALE_ORGANIC_FARMING_IS_VERY_EASY%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cLARGE SCALE ORGANIC FARMING IS VERY EASY\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/organicfarming-myths-and-facts\/#CONCLUSION\" >CONCLUSION<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHAT_IS_ORGANIC_FARMING\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;\">WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">It is an agricultural system that uses agricultural and animal wastes for the production of food\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">without using <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pesticide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pesticides<\/a>, synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified organisms antibiotics, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">growth hormones which originated early in the 20th Century.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Nowadays due to environmental change and increasing pollution, farmers are recommended to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">move towards organic farming.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We studied various benefits of organic farming every day, it is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">true that organic farming increase soil fertility &amp; biological diversity and also decrease soil\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">erosion but there are many myths about organic farming.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Organic_Farming_Myths_And_Facts\"><\/span>Organic Farming: Myths And Facts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CORGANIC_FARMING_IS_BETTER_FOR_THE_ENVIRONMENT%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;\">\u201cORGANIC FARMING IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT\u201d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>FACT:-<\/b> UK\u2019s Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) report\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">confirmed that it is not necessary in every case. The dairy sector is a major contributor to greenhouse\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">gases.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">When an organically reared cow burps, it releases twice methane than conventionally\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">reared cow and methane is a much more dangerous greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">production of 1 liter of organic milk needs 80% more land than 1 liter of milk produced\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">conventionally, the global warming potential is 20% more, near about 60% more nutrients are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">released into water sources, the contribution to acid rain is higher than 70%.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFARMERS_CAN_EARN_MORE_FROM_ORGANIC_FARMING%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;\">\u201cFARMERS CAN EARN MORE FROM ORGANIC FARMING\u201d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>FACT:-<\/b> Organic farming is far less productive than conventional farming, therefore twice\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">land is required to supply an equivalent amount of food. In fact, organic farmers do use pesticides.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The rural farmers, who are living based on agricultural productivity only, they will be at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">loss if they do organic farming.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">It needs more land, marketing of the organic vegetables and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">fruits need money and time. In India (the country of 130 corers people), where every single\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">person (especially poor) don\u2019t get food every time after so many years of \u201cGreen Revolution\u201d by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">using conventional farming, there organic farming is absurd.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Farmers are doing suicide every\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">year as they don\u2019t get their minimum cost or any kind of profit in rural areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPESTICIDES_ARE_NOT_USED_IN_ORGANIC_FARMING%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cPESTICIDES ARE NOT USED IN ORGANIC FARMING\u201d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>FACT:-<\/b> Pesticides are also used in inorganic farming. The main difference is that they are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">NATURAL. A pesticide is a chemical( whether it is natural or not) to kill\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">insects.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Although, organic farmers actually end up using more of them because the resistance\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">power of pests became stronger over time.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">An example of an Organic pesticide is the copper\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">solutions used by organic farmers to treat fungal infections, but copper stays poisonous in the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">soil forever.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0Another example is the organic insecticide Rotenone which is highly neurotoxic\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">to humans and causes Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCONVENTIONAL_FOODS_ARE_DANGEROUS%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>\u201cCONVENTIONAL FOODS ARE DANGEROUS\u201d<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>FACT:-<\/b> There is a myth that the fertilizers and insecticides used in conventional farming are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">the cause of Cancer. Some videos in social media show that due to conventional farming and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">excessive use of fertilizers, some states of India like Rajasthan, Punjab are highly effected and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">cancer patients are increasing and there is a so-called \u201cCANCER TRAIN\u201d where according to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">statistical data cancer rates are falling worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">To make the fact very clear, the reality is\u00a0the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">overdose of anything is harmful. If anyone is using chemicals more than the recommended level\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">then their production will not increase, but the chemicals can become toxic.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">There is a thought\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">that farmers would be the first to show an increase in cancer rates but they actually have the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">lowest rates.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">About sixty years ago, when we produced most of our food organically, life\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">expectancy was less, the mortality rate was high, malnutrition and food poisoning were common. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Now we have cheap food and live much longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CORGANIC_FOOD_IS_HEALTHIER_TASTIER%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>\u201cORGANIC FOOD IS HEALTHIER &amp; TASTIER\u201d<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>FACT:-<\/b> To draw clear conclusions that organic food is healthier and tastier there is not\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">sufficient evidence where research tends to prove the opposite.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">It is said that organic food is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">tastier than conventional food, but most of the cases the common people can\u2019t make the<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">difference between two different farm products till you said the truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">So, some middlemen\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">and shopkeepers can make fool anyone. The number of insect and disease infestation is more\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">in organic farming.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Research shows 72% organic chicken flocks are infected with parasites, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">and 100% of organic chickens are infected by Campylobacter, a food poisoning bacteria, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">where conventional flocks are only a third infected.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">They suffer from more diseases because\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">they aren\u2019t treated with antibiotics or worming medications. Due to more disease infestation,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">organic animals weigh near about half that of conventionally reared animals which is not good\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">for animal welfare.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLARGE_SCALE_ORGANIC_FARMING_IS_VERY_EASY%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cLARGE SCALE ORGANIC FARMING IS VERY EASY\u201d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>FACT:-<\/b> First of all, it is not easy to start up the Organic farm business. It\u2019s need soil testing and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">most importantly certification from an authorized body. Without certification, you can\u2019t claim\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">your farm products as organic.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The organic farm produces has more value in the market as the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">production is less and to inspire farmers. At the same time, the farmers who are working in the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">field get more or less the same benefit from both farming systems.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Organic farming don\u2019t improve\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">their living standards. No doubt if any person can do good marketing and sell the farm\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">products completely, they will get good benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CONCLUSION\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>CONCLUSION<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Doing organic farming is a great concept but not at the cost of conventional farming, rather\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">mixed farming can be a solution for the emerging issues. Then the \u201ccommon people\u201d (from\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">rich to poor) can eat cheap, healthy and good food and the equality will be there in the society.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">It is good that you want to have \u201cORGANIC FOOD\u201d only because you are very health\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">conscious but before deciding to spend the extra money on organic produce, you need to know\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">the facts. Then it\u2019s up to you to think about what is the best option for you and your family.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>&#8211; Kriva Bhattacharya<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>M.Sc(Ag) in Genetics &amp; Plant Breeding<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b>Narendrapur, Kolkata<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING? It is an agricultural system that uses agricultural and animal wastes for the production of food\u00a0without using pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified organisms antibiotics, and\u00a0growth hormones which originated early in the 20th Century. Nowadays due to environmental change and increasing pollution, farmers are recommended to\u00a0move towards organic farming.\u00a0 We studied&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":742,"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}