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Agriculture | Organic farming can lead to good yields, even in an intensively farmed area -Rajinder Chaudhary

Organic farming can lead to good yields, even in an intensively farmed area -Rajinder Chaudhary

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published Published on Nov 2, 2021   modified Modified on Nov 5, 2021

-Down to Earth

A survey in Haryana last year found that 45 per cent of 218 organic farmers got yields for wheat better than the state official average yield 

The relative merit of organic farming is recognised. Still, it is usually recommended only for areas of low chemical usage and not for intensively farmed areas such as those where the Green Revolution took place in the 1960s like Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.

The findings of various quarters, ranging from the Swaminathan Commission to the Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have showed that organic farming can give comparable yield.

Yet, these quarters hold on to this ‘niche role’ view on organic farming. The prime reason for this is the deeply-held belief that organic farming is basically low-yielding, in spite of merits like sustainability, health and environmental benefits.

A 2020 survey of farmers practicing organic farming in Haryana, a core area of the Green Revolution’, negates this. Only a telephonic survey was possible due to the raging novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Then too, only limited data could be collected in a telephonic survey.

Most farmers reported yield levels to be comparable even in the initial stages of transition. Hence, Kudrati Kheti Abhiyan, Haryana (KKA, translated as Natural farming Mission) collected yield data for just wheat as it had proved to be the most difficult crop to farm organically.

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Down to Earth, 2 November, 2021, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/agriculture/organic-farming-can-lead-to-good-yields-even-in-an-intensively-farmed-area-80017?fbclid=IwAR123DF8bf51eijAUX6O0AipOesksfA4yfkGG_PBvRhXtOz93dtcJuj2DCI


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