Conventional Farming vs Organic Farming

 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE V/S CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE

Organic and conventional agriculture are two different farming systems.

Organic Farming

Conventional Farming

Decentralization of resources

Centralization on limited sources

Independence from monitory inputs

Dependence on monitory inputs

Community participation and healthy competition

Competition only for maximum production by individuals

Harmony with nature for sustainable production  

Dominance on nature for maximum output

Ecological diversity

Monopoly with limited crops

Restraint and tolerance

Exploitation and exertion

COMPONENT WISE DIFFERENCES

Component

Organic Farming

Conventional Farming

Land exhaustion

Use of natural resources to improve soil health.  

Dependence on synthetic chemicals for primary nutrients.

Fertilisers

Only fertilizers obtained through plant based or biological sources are used

Synthetic chemicals used

Nutrient quality

Healthy and nutritive production

Significant loss of nutrient quality in produce.

Impact on soil

Healthy soil with sustainable production potential

Ignorant about soil health

Impact on the environment

Harmony with ecology

Toxic effect on ecology.

Health safety

Production system is healthy for every component of ecology.

Detrimental to health, even for primary consumer.

Farming methods

Mix farming

Focused on crop production .

Lifestyle change for farmers

Towards sustainability…

Short-sighted approach…