THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN ORGANIC FARMING

Nearly everyone has some idea of what organic agriculture is. There are lots of ideas out there. At
least some of them are wrong.I’ve also found recently that it’s not a topic that is brought up easily in the “conventional” agriculture world.

As we all know,The population of the planet is growing rapidly and providing food for the world is becoming extremely difficult every day. The need of the hour is sustainable cultivation and production of food for all. The Green Revolution and its chemical based technology are losing its appeal as dividends are falling and returns are basically unsustainable. Pollution and climate change are other negative features that are caused by the use of fossil fuel based chemicals. As of 2012, the market for organic farming and other products has reached $63 billion worldwide.

Organic agriculture has a history of being contentious and is considered by a wide range of some agronomists as an inefficient approach to food production. Yet organic foods and beverages are a rapidly growing market segment in the global food industry. Here,at Think Organic kenya, we examine the performance of organic farming in light of four main key sustainability metrics:

1. Productivity.
2. Environmental impact.
3. Economic viability.
4. Social wellbeing.

For improved and mantaining a maximum productivity production in organic agriculture,four main pillars are mainly used and include;

• Principle of Ecological Balance: Organic farming must be modeled on living ecological systems. Organic farming methods must fit the ecological balances and cycles in nature.
• Principle of Health: Organic agriculture must contribute to the health and well being of soil, plants, animals, humans and the earth. It is the sustenance of mental, physical, ecological and social well being. For instance, it provides pollution and chemical free, nutritious food items for humans.
• Principle of Care: Organic agriculture should be practiced in a careful and responsible manner to benefit the present and future generations and the environment.
• Principle of Fairness: Fairness is evident in maintaining equity and justice of the shared planet both among humans and other living beings. Organic farming provides good quality of life and helps in reducing poverty. Natural resources must be judiciously used and preserved for future generations.

Some of the organic produce which are proved to have superiority in terms of health and safety 

REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN ORGANIC FARMING

1. Celebrate the Culture of Agriculture: 
   Food is a ‘language’ spoken in every culture. Making this language organic allows for an important cultural revolution whereby diversity and biodiversity are embraced and chemical toxins and environmental harm are radically reduced, if not eliminated.
2. Free of poison: Organic farming does not make use of poisonous chemicals, pesticides and weedicides. Studies reveal that a large section of the population fed on toxic substances used in conventional agriculture have fallen prey to diseases like cancer. As organic farming avoids these toxins, it reduces the sickness and diseases due to them.
3.  Promote Biodiversity: Visit an organic farm and you’ll notice something: a buzz of animal, bird and insect activity. These organic oases are thriving, diverse habitats. Native plants, birds and hawks return usually after the first season of organic practices; beneficial insects allow for a greater balance, and indigenous animals find these farms a safe haven
4. Better Nutrition: As compared to a longer time conventionally grown food, organic food is much richer in nutrients. Nutritional value of a food item is determined by its mineral and vitamin content. Organic farming enhances the nutrients of the soil which is passed on to the plants and animals.
5. Avoid Hasty and Poor Science in Your Food: Cloned food,GMOs and rBGH. just how Interesting these food technologies were rushed to market. Organic is the only de facto seal of reassurance against these and other modern, lab-produced additions to our food supply.
6. Longer shelf–life: Organic plants have greater metabolic and structural integrity in their cellular structure than conventional crops. This enables storage of organic food for a longer time.
7. Protect Future Generations: Before a mother first nurses her newborn, the toxic risk from pesticides has already begun. Studies show that infants are exposed to hundreds of harmful chemicals in utero.Also,Numerous studies show that pesticides can adversely affect the nervous system, increase the risk of cancer, and decrease fertility.
8. Enhanced Taste: The quality of food is also determined by its taste. Organic food often tastes better than other food. The sugar content in organically grown fruits and vegetables provides them with extra taste. The quality of fruits and vegetables can be measured using Brix analysis.
9. Air and climate change: Organic agriculture reduces non-renewable energy use by decreasing agrochemical needs (these require high quantities of fossil fuel to be produced). Organic agriculture contributes to mitigating the greenhouse effect and global warming through its ability to sequester carbon in the soil.
10. Reduce The Toxic Load: (Keep Chemicals Out of the Air, Water, Soil and our Bodies)Buying organic food promotes a less toxic environment for all living things.Our bodies are the environment so supporting organic agriculture doesn’t just benefit your family, it helps all families live less toxically.

CONCLUSION

Organic farming methods combine scientific knowledge and modern technology with traditional farming practices based on thousands of years of agriculture.In general, organic methods rely on naturally occurring biological processes, which often take place over extended periods of time, and a holistic approach.Crop diversity is a distinctive characteristic of organic farming.Organic food market is one of the fastest growing businesses in the world with an increase in demand due to the perceived advantage of such food.