Organic farming also referred to as ecological or biological farming is a way of farm operation that incorporates naturally available, non-synthetic input like compost manure, green manure, and bone meal
Crop rotation, intercropping, and growing companions. Encouragement of biologically controlled pests: promotion of beneficial insects .
Arise in the early 20th century. In a response to increasing rapidly changes in farming system.
- Certified organic agriculture represents 70 million hectares of land globally, with over half of these in Australia.
- Organic standards allow the use of naturally occurring substances but prohibit or limit severely synthetic substances.
- Organic farming is based on the principles of health, care for all living beings and the environment, ecology, and fairness.
- Organic farming is internationally regulated and legally enforced by transnational organizations and individual nations.
- Organic food and other product market has been growing fast since 1990. Today, the organic food market is worth $150 billion worldwide.
- By 2022, 188 countries have been involved in organic farming. It accounts for about 96,000,000 hectares of land farmed organically by 4.5 million farmers.
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