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Role of Organic Farming in Emergence of Sustainable Development in India

Nitika Gupta, Kavita Aggarwal

Abstract


Viewed as a periphery development of questionable dishonor, organic farming began from rather pitiful roots; but then has figured out how-to pick-up regard and spread worldwide with deals in the request of about US$40 billion every year. Today one of the discussions in such manner is whether organic farming is only a materialistic trifle, or is it truly better for us? Disappointments of green revolution, fall in biodiversity and harvest yields, decaying levels of human and natural wellbeing and so on make us reexamine horticulture When all is said and done, and specifically agribusiness. For example, the farmers, earthy people, and approach creators in the year 2010 in Kerala made the exceptional stride of authorizing an arrangement that requires all Kerala cultivators to cultivate organically by 2020. Like Sikkim, Kerala's model demonstrates that when done right, this sort of farming can be useful for everybody in our worldwide nourishment framework. Sikkim after successfully implementing organic farming practices on around 75,000 ha of agricultural land now has become the first fully organic state in India. Sikkim also won the “Oscar for best policies” conferred by the Food and Agriculture Organization for the world’s best policies promoting agroecological and sustainable food system. This study expects to give an assortment of points of view to look at nature and significance of organic farming and clarify the example of development of the organic nourishment framework, with reference to India. Surprisingly, the study additionally addresses a portion of the issues, and a couple of vulnerabilities about its future advancement.


Keywords


Sustainable, organic food, organic farming, India, Kerala

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