Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Organic Farming Benificial to Biodiversity Conservation, Rural Livelihood and Nutritional Security

Rajesh Kumar Dubey

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Organic agriculture is a holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agro–ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity. It emphasizes, the use of management practices in preference to the use of off–farm inputs, taking into account that regional conditions require locally adapted systems. Organic farming emerged as a potential alternative for meeting food demand, maintaining soil fertility and increasing soil carbon pool. Organic production systems are particularly suitable to smallholder farmers as these systems depend on the sustainable use of local resources and on farmers’ traditional knowledge and social networks. The shift to organic farming also offers health benefits for consumers and contributes to biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation. Food security as a priority for organics may also involve enabling women’s empowerment since they hold a central role in providing nutrition for the household.

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Rajesh Kumar Dubey / Organic Farming Benificial to Biodiversity Conservation, Rural Livelihood and Nutritional Security / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.11 November 2013

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