Respected sir and madam here,
I know the present scenario of the agriculture is like a foggy atmosphere. People know that there are risks and vulnerability with the present methods and techniques but still they are going forward without knowing and awareness of the shocks and disasters ahead. The chemical farming is like a addiction people know it's harmful but not willing to leave. And the system which is running by the big powers they are getting the benefit from the trade of human health and life through this highly effective but stealth weapon. The concept seeding during the 1960s was so intensive that people think a more application of chamicals will increase the productivity. But it is no such a easy or simple things to increase the productivity. But by applying a huge chamicals we can ensure a drastic reduction in the yield and productivity. Then the question comes what will be the alternative? Is it the organic movement? Actually now in the present scenario the answer is no. The soil conditions of the country now is too much I'll that it cannot achieve the proposed production to feed the entire population. But a slow approach through having a risk storage of grains. The movement toward the organic should be well planed. The reduction of production of first 3years can be calculated and according to that the risk storage can be done. And a slow transformation of 10% land each year can be converted. And the lands which captivating for atleast 3 years in organic approach can rejuvenate and bring a projected and desirable production which can quanch the need of the entire population. And if any one have any doubts about the ability of the organic approach to produce I will like it tell it can produce enough and more than the chamical farming which will be safe, sustainable, healthy and functional. For your reference you can go through the papers mentioned below -
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338701224_EFFECT_OF_ENRICHED_SANJEEVANI_AND_AGNIHOTRA_ON_GROWTH_YIELD_AND_QUALITY_OF_BRINJAL_Solanum_melongena_L?_sg=oKEPBnIPk4vRi__Pc3rdE2OjcgVKp2U-pDNYXrO_QR7g6sSN61qIV9eZycWD4WvBb_kTbeX1bJAIvRlLJTu6sIwoVOFcZGPVg4mbuqSz.jwWGryoaQvh5PjCvAu9pox3vq5agpM5XfeNJMc0pY0ia7ouU24nFFYDKRBlCnkak2olYf5HEH2TrVotEMny1AA
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334748754_An_Experiment_on_Kitchen_Garden_through_Organic_Farming_Approach
Unfortunately my stand will be blunt no , this issue has been debated number of times with lot many varied responses ...
@Navaraj Upadhyaya yes sir, absolutely right. Thanks for your contribution
Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that organic farming can support the world population (current and future) or is organic farming an ideology?
Can organic farming work (i.e. be profitable) in all situations and all circumstances?
Dear Eliott, you are opening a pendora box , hugely debatable issue ....reserchers are really didvided on the principles and claims of organic farming , despite the fact , it is a benign method of farming , quite close to nature ...
Dear Anoop, thank you for the reply. It may be benign, however, this sounds like an ideological claim. Are we not obliged to be driven by evidence rather than ideals?
Respected Eliott Reed
For the references, I have attached my two papers. Which also include one economics of different organic agricultural practices. Again I am providing the link. If you go through it you can understand it. I am working with Organic farming from last 4 years and I am quite confident about the production but still, there is a question on plant protection a rigorous study is needed for it. My friends are working and also finding the solutions for it, but the problem is the doses are not quantified still now, that's why they don't publish a paper otherwise I can show you the hand on results.
Article EFFECT OF ENRICHED SANJEEVANI AND AGNIHOTRA ON GROWTH, YIELD...
Organic farming is the way to go if we are to conserve the environment. However, organic farming will not work like magic. There is a transition period that is required. Many smallholder farmers are not applying conservation agriculture techniques because of the lack of residues. They use crop residues to feed livestock. In places where there is plantly of natural nutrient-rich biomass, it is possible to move from conventional to organic, but they may also be other limitations. In most cases what limits transition is the availability of residues (organic nutrient source), water and labour.
There is no doubt that organic farming can feed the world. The concept may have to overcome political and self-interest hurdles from chemical fertilizer and pesticide industries. Educating the public about the benefits of non-chemical food production is a key step.Additionally to make the price more affordable to the common person, organic farmers would have to come up with ingenuous ways of minimizing cost and hopefully the governments will supports those efforts with subsidies. Following the 10% rule in biology it would also help if more people went vegan and the negative effects of cattle and pigs on the environment can be minimized.
Srini Vasan Yes, you are absolutely right. A good concept seeding and BCC program can also change the habit of farmers and bring the sustainability in agriculture again. What you think about it?
Yes why not organic forming is one of the ancient technique before 21 century through the organic forming only we were feeded
Siddappa Naragatti Yes sir you are absolutely right. But can you give some suggestions to motivate the farmers?
Sure sir Saswatik Tripathy ji it is very easy dumping of all garbage take care without plastic materials outside the residence with some leaves animals garbage wastes near about six months with waste water. After six months use in farming fields atleast once in year it will take minimum two years for good results.
With organic farming one must have patience and passion to feel and let the soil revive, its very much possible to feed the world with organic farming.
Organic is more about making soil alive and then they can self feed millions of beneficial lives in them. Those microbes make the soil rich in many nutrients. Live soil can be much more productive than chemical fed soil. The farmer should keep practicing organic technique and after a point organic yield will overcome the yield from chemical fed soil.
https://www.ifoam.bio/en/core-campaigns/organic-agriculture-soils
Aastha Gautam Yes, you are right. The link is really very informative. Thank you
Organic farming can produce yields comparable to those produced with conventional agriculture. In addition to this organic farming produces food items that are free from residues of agrichemicals, antibiotics and/or more synthetic products. Therefore, organic farming is good for human, animal and environmental health. I think that the biggest challenge in agriculture is to stabilize the human population size and reduce its intrinsic rate of growth. We live on a finite planet and it is impossible to think that with a fixed amount of resources available food output must double by 2050 in order to feed 9-10 billion people.
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