कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण विभाग
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
राष्ट्रीय जैविक एवं प्राकृतिक खेती केंद्रNational Centre for Organic and Natural Farming
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE V/S CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE
Organic and conventional agriculture are two different farming systems.
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Organic Farming |
Conventional Farming |
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Decentralization of resources |
Centralization on limited sources |
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Independence from monitory inputs |
Dependence on monitory inputs |
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Community participation and healthy competition |
Competition only for maximum production by individuals |
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Harmony with nature for sustainable production |
Dominance on nature for maximum output |
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Ecological diversity |
Monopoly with limited crops |
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Restraint and tolerance |
Exploitation and exertion |
COMPONENT WISE DIFFERENCES
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Component |
Organic Farming |
Conventional Farming |
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Land exhaustion |
Use of natural resources to improve soil health. |
Dependence on synthetic chemicals for primary nutrients. |
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Fertilisers |
Only fertilizers obtained through plant based or biological sources are used |
Synthetic chemicals used |
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Nutrient quality |
Healthy and nutritive production |
Significant loss of nutrient quality in produce. |
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Impact on soil |
Healthy soil with sustainable production potential |
Ignorant about soil health |
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Impact on the environment |
Harmony with ecology |
Toxic effect on ecology. |
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Health safety |
Production system is healthy for every component of ecology. |
Detrimental to health, even for primary consumer. |
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Farming methods |
Mix farming |
Focused on crop production . |
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Lifestyle change for farmers |
Towards sustainability… |
Short-sighted approach… |
