Abstract: Organic agriculture means a process of developing a viable and sustainable agro-ecosystem.Organic agriculture is a production system that aims at sustaining healthy soils, ecosystems and people by prohibiting the application of synthetic pesticides and fertilisers in crop production and by emphasising animal welfare in livestock breeding. This article shows that organic agriculture is characterised by higher soil quality and reduced nutrient or pesticide leaching compared to non-organic agriculture, but that positive effects on biological control services or emission of green-house gases are less evident. Yield gaps between organic and non-organic agriculture are on average 20%, but vary between crops and regions. Given the environmental risks that are associated with intensive, non-organic agriculture, farming practices should be modified to decrease risks. Organic agriculture can be more friendly but individual farming practices need improvement to meet the demands of a growing human population. Further growth of the organic farming sector will contribute to reduce the negative environmental impact of agriculture.
Keywords: Organic Agriculture, Ecosystem, Fertilizers, Livestock Breeding, Green-house Gases, Environmental impact ,etc.
Title: INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ORGANIC FARMING IN BIHAR (INDIA)
Author: Deepak Kumar Gupta, Dr. Rana Vikram Singh, Dr. Bibhuti Dutta Singh
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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