Organic Farming in India

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Higher (Modern developments in farming) geography Fichas sobre Organic Farming in India, creado por dargo97 el 23/05/2014.
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Organic farming has become popular in India over the last 10 years, and since then... ...the income of Organic farmers is increasing and yeilds are rising
ADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC FARMING... ...farmers can earn 10-20% more for organic products ...the cost of chemical fertilisers and pesticides have increased rapidly (so they save money) ...organic produce is in demand from more health concious urban dwellers ...input costs are 70% cheaper because organic farming uses natural products like manure
DISADVANTAGES OF ORGANIC FARMING... ...farmers have got got into debt taking out loans for HYV (High Yeilding Variety) seeds ...Overuse of chemicals have damaged some soils making it acidic and hard - which means it needs more water which is expensive ...yeilds have declined
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