What is organic farming? Discuss the ben | Class 12 Biology Chapter Environmental Issues, Environmental Issues NCERT Solutions

Organic farming is a technique that involves the cultivation of flora and rearing of animals in the natural ways. It involves the use of biological materials, bio- fertilizers, avoiding synthetic substances or chemical fertilizers to maintain the soil fertility and ecological balance by reducing or minimizing the pollution and wastage. It uses ecologically balanced agriculture based processes like crop rotation method, green manure, pesticides free crops production etc.

Organic farming is very beneficial or eco- friendly as it uses few pesticides to control the diseases, reduces soil erosion etc. it helps in producing the nutritious food. As we all know that, many techniques have been used for this farming for the developing nation like India. Now a days chemical fertilizers, more use of pesticides and herbicides are used in the agriculture for the fast production of crops but when these chemicals leaches out from the soil, river, lakes etc. they pollutes the water which automatically leads to the mortality of aquatic organisms and damages the soil fertility.