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Title: | Ecological Farming |
Other Titles: | Ecological Farming |
Authors: | ICAR_CRIDA |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR_CRIDA |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2009 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Ecological Farming |
Publisher: | ICAR_CRIDA |
Citation: | Not Available |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | Polyculture and integrated tree cropping, animal husbandry and crop cultivation was the practice since the beginning of the civilization which was eco-friendly, independent, self-sustaining and cost effective. Such a system was dialectical in approach taking into consideration not only the human needs, but also aiming at sustaining the nature and the life support systems. On the other hand the green revolution technology necessitated use of high cost external inputs like machinery, high yielding and/or hybrid seeds, agro-chemicals and monocropping. The common myth is that food production is impossible without the use of the chemical technology for the huge population. But we now see the ecological crisis created by this technology. In fact, there is even technology fatigue. If we analyze the reasons for this crisis, at least three points emerge. First, is the huge subsidy provided on agro-chemicals. For the year 2008-09, the GoI provided Rs 1190 billion as subsidy on fertilizers alone. Second, the farmers are not aware of the irreparable damage caused to the soil microorganisms including the earthworms. The soil is a living system. And it is becoming sterile. Third, agro-chemicals lead to nutritional disorders, if not properly used. We are seeing phosphate induced zinc deficiency in groundnut. Use of fertilizer N is skewed leading to increased pests and diseases. Evidently the reductionistic approach in production systems by moving from independence (internalized) to dependent (externally supported) production systems has failed. In fact all linear movements end up at a dead end or in a final dissolution of material resources. Nature does not follow linear path. It is more cyclical and renewing. Thus it is dialectical. Thus the basic clue on the problem of sustainable economic development lies in the ecologically sound use and development of the natural resources. And humans are the foremost natural resource who alone can either destroy or sustain the nature and the life supporting systems. In the following discussions, the attempts in revival of the traditional ecological farming that can achieve sustainable economic development are presented. The earlier systems of farming the importance of the soil biota and the present efforts for revival of the earlier systems of farming are also discussed. |
ISSN: | Not Available |
Type(s) of content: | Technical Report |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Not Available |
Volume No.: | Not Available |
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Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/32947 |
Appears in Collections: | NRM-CRIDA-Publication |
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