Organic Farming - Case Study MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

• In the wake of the green revolution, use of inorganic fertilisers and pesticides has increased manifold for enhancing crop production. 
• Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, etc., are being increasingly used. 
• These incidentally, are also toxic to non-target organisms,that are important components of the soil ecosystem. 

Case Study of Organic Farming

• Integrated organic farming is a cyclical, zero-waste procedure, where waste products from one process are cycled in as nutrients for other processes.
• This allows the maximum utilisation of resources and increases the efficiency of production. 
• Ramesh Chandra Dagar, a farmer in Sonipat, Haryana, is doing just this. 
• He includes bee-keeping, dairy management, water harvesting, composting and agriculture in a chain of processes, which support each other and allow an extremely economical and sustainable venture. 
• There is no need to use chemical fertilisers for crops, as cattle excreta (dung) are used as manure. 
• Crop waste is used to create compost, which can be used as a natural fertiliser or can be used to generate natural gas for satisfying the energy needs of the farm.
• Enthusiastic about spreading information and helping in the practice of integrated organic farming, Dagar has created the Haryana Kisan Welfare Club, with a current membership of 5000 farmers.