Organic Farming

Organic farming is an agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices. Certified organic agriculture accounts for 70 million hectares globally, with over half of that total in Australia. Organic farming continues to be developed by various organizations today. It is defined by the use of fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting. Biological pest control, mixed cropping and the fostering of insect predators are encouraged. Organic standards are designed to allow the use …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 11 May 2024 English

When: 11 May and 12 October 2024 Theme: The importance of insects for migratory birds Official website: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/

fertilisers, and where possible, switching to organic farming. Other measures include maintaining and connecting


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 25 April 2024 English

Emerging Scenario and the Need for Renewed Attention to the Agriculture Sector in the BIMSTEC Region In spite of its declining share in the GDP, agriculture continues to remain a …

the people discussed, the introduction of organic farming in Nepal took ten years of time. At the end


ActionAid Association (India) · 21 April 2024 English

Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains …

There should be a legislation for promoting organic farming, indigenous seeds, and banning genetically the wake of climate change, and promoting organic farming is also required. << 160 >> A People’s Agenda


ActionAid Association (India) · 19 April 2024 English

Beyond the scheme-based commitments which some state governments and the central government have given in the form of urban employment schemes or the rural employment guarantee act &lt;&lt; 2 &gt;&gt; …

solar energy. 3. Promoting Indigenous and Organic farming: << 31 >> A Worker’s Agenda for Just Futures comprehensive legislation for promoting family based organic farming in all parts of the country, including promoting


ECVC: European Coordination Via Campesina · 16 April 2024 English

Open letter: ECVC calls on MEPs to protect farmers' rights on seeds by rejecting the proposal on NGTs, and supporting necessary changes to the proposal on PRM Brussels, 16th April …

sustainable farming systems such as peasant and organic farming, to the benefit of industrial varieties adapted


SCAR: Standing Commitee on Agricultural Research · 16 April 2024 English

The surveyed examples cover a wide range of research topics attributed by the authors to the cases according to the title and the description of the project/programme provided by the …

related to European regulation on Innovation and Organic Farming as an example, more than on national policies


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 12 April 2024 English

ASEAN’s economic transformation depends on its success in achieving its key priorities of recovery, digital economy, and sustainability.

agricultural practices, such as agroforestry, organic farming, and conservation agriculture, can help sequester


CE Delft · 10 April 2024 English

The costs to society are considered as ‘external costs’ by producers and consumers: yet society pays the bill in the form of a reduction of the overall level of welfare. …

is worth mentioning that some benefits of organic farming compared to conventional farming cannot yet consider the situation of conventional (non-organic) farming ‘today’ and current information on policy we roughly estimated the external costs of organic farming as well. We did not perform this for individual https://blonksustainability.nl/tools/Agri-footprint — For organic farming, country-specific models were made for France is worth mentioning that some benefits of organic farming compared to conventional farming cannot yet


Institut Veblen · 10 April 2024 English

REVIEW OF 6 YEARS OF CETA IMPLEMENTATION 11 Chart 7: Key sectors with the greatest growth since the provisional application of the CETA (between 2016 and 2022) REVIEW OF 6 …

aquaculture by 50% by 2030;  achieve 25% organic farming by 2030;  promote more sustainable food consumption


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 9 April 2024 English

Food security has far-reaching implications for economic stability, public health, social equity, environmental sustainability, and global interdependence.

sustainable practices. 3. Organic Farming • Avoids synthetic chemicals: Organic farming relies on natural


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