Agriculture & Horticulture

Organic Farming

Organic farming is a method of crop and livestock production which involves cultivation of plants and rearing of animals in natural ways. This process involves the use of biological materials avoiding synthetic substances to maintain soil fertility and hereby minimizing pollution and wastage. Organic farmers rely on crop rotation, crop residues, insects and other pests, and supply plant nutrients and to control weeds mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity, animal manures. These methods combine scientific knowledge and modern technology with traditional farming practices based on thousands of years of agriculture.