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AWARENESS PROGRAM ON ORGANIC FARMING

(Community Service Project Report)

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
in
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Submitted
By

SK.SOUKAT ALI (21731A05I4)

K.DIVYA KARTHIK (21731A05E2)
R.HEMANTH REDDY (21731A05H6)
S.NARESH (21731A05H8)
C.SUNIL KUMAR (22735A0517)
V.GURU RAGHAVENDRA (22735A0518)

Dr. C.PRAKASH RAO , PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

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Student’s Declaration

We, SK.ALI, R.HEMANTH, S.NARESH, K.DIVYA, C.SUNIL, V.RAGHVENDRA,

a students of B.Tech (CSE) Program, with Roll No’s.21731A05I4, 21731A05H6,
21731A05H8, 21731A05E2, 22735A0517, 22735A0518 of the Department of
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING , do hereby declare that we have
completed the mandatory community service from 08-05-2023 to 04-07-2023
in Rajasahebpeta and Tekurpet under the Faculty Guideship of Dr.C.PRAKASH
RAO,Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, PBR VITS.

By
SK.SOUKAT ALI
(21731A05I4)
K.DIVYA KARTHIK
(21731A05E2)
R.HEMANTH REDDY
(21731A05H6)
S.NARESH
(21731A05H8)
C.SUNIL KUMAR
(22735A0517)
V.GURU RAGHAVENDRA
(22735A0518)

Faculty Guide Head of the

Department
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CERTIFICATE FROM OFFICIAL OF THE

COMMUNITY

This is to certify that ______________________________

Reg. No _______________of_____________________(Name
of

the College) underwent community service in

from
___________

to__________ The overall performance of the Community Service Volunteer

during

his/her community service is found to be

___________________
_________________

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Acknowledgements

The satisfaction that accompanies successful completion of any task

would be incomplete without the mention of the people who made it
possible and whose constant guidance and encouragement crown all
the efforts with success. The acknowledgement transcends the reality
of formality.

I would like to thank our Principal, Dr.B.Dattathreya Sharma sir, for

providing me this wonderful opportunity to work on a project with the
topic “ORGANIC FARMING”.

I would like to express my profound gratitude to Dr.C.Prakash

sir,Professor of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) department for
inspiring us all the way and for arranging all the facilities and resources
needed for our project. .Your useful advice and suggestions were really
helpful during the project’s completion.
Finally, I would want to convey my sincere thanks to my Team
members, without them the task would not have been accomplished in
such a timely manner.

We are also thankful to all Staff members, lab technicians, librarians,

Parents and friends who are directly and indirectly helped us in the
completion of the project with flying colors.

PROJECT MEMBERS
SK.SOUKAT ALI
R HEMANTH
K.DIVYA KARTHIK
S.NARESH
C.SUNIL KUMAR
V.GURU RAGHAVENDRA
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Contents

Chapter 1: Executive summary

Chapter 2: Overview of the community

Chapter 3: Community service part

Chapter 4: Activity log

Chapter 5: Outcomes Description

Chapter 6: Recommendations and Conclusions of the Mini

project.

Student Self-Evaluation for the Community Service

Project

Evaluation by the Person in-charge in the Community /

Habitation

Photos & Video links

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CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Organic farming is a technique which involves the use of biological
materials and avoidance of chemical substances to maintain the natural
health of soil.Organic agriculture has experienced remarkable growth in the last
twenty years, being driven on one hand by growing consumer awareness of
environmental and social issues related to the production of food and on the
other hand by producers who are increasingly concerned about the environment
from which they derive a living, degradation of resources, farm worker health
and costs of inputs. There are limitations to wider adoption of organic
agricultural practices, particularly in developing countries, such as poor
infrastructure, lack of government support, lack of technical knowledge, and
stringent management requirements such as record-keeping. Organic
agriculture relies on crop rotation, animal manures, crop residues, green
manures and the biological control of pests and diseases to maintain soil health
and productivity.

The main aim of this project is to bring awareness among the farmers for avoiding

make use of chemicals and artificial fertilizers. This could help our future
generations in getting healthy and natural food. This not only help our future
generations but also it is helpful in preventing the soil contamination. Due to
practicing of organic farming will save the planet from pollution. Now-a-days the
government is supporting the farmers by providing many schemes and
encouraging biological farming. In this project we have met some farmers and we
are able to know their problems that are facing by them. We have made workout
on those problems and gave many solutions in avoiding those problems. We have
visited many organic farming fields and also visited many places where they make
organic fertilizers and pesticides. According to our survey, many of the farmers are
using vermi-compost ,cow dung cakes and jeevamrutham (a natural liquid
fertilizer) which acts as fertilizers and insecticides for the crops.

The strategy developed through this initiative seeks to create an environment

conducive to cooperation and the establishment of partnerships to grow all aspects
of the organic sector in order to benefit the local environment as well as to access
export markets.
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CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW OF THE

COMMUNITY

The objectives are to create awareness among consumers about organic products,
their benefits, and availability, etc., to encourage farmers to promote organic
farming and increase consumer demand for organic products, to encourage
consumers to move towards organic products and sustainable consumption.

The aim was to promote organic consumption in the East Godavari by raising
awareness on generation, sensitivity, and activities in promoting organic farming
consumption in East Godavari to cover Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Samalkot and
Peddapuram, and that are the some of the major agricultural places in east
Godavari. We are mainly intended to promote organic consumption in Goneda
village, Kirlampudi mandal.

Trends of organic agriculture that began in 1970’s ,accelerated through 1980’s

continued in during 1990’s and into the new millennium .Demand and production
continued to grow exponentially 20-30% per year .

Farmers who are ready to adopt organic farming said that their biggest challenge is
to convert the entire field into an organic farm and 3 years process. Majority of
farmers agree to adopt organic farming. The majority of farmers suggested that
raising awareness is the best way to promote organic farming. Some of the
farmer’s respondents were informed about the implementation of the project
while some of them participated in the project activities. 70% of farmers believed
that the scheme had succeeded. It was reported that few of farmers have started
organic farming only and few have started organic farming as backyard farming.
Some of the farmer’s respondents said that the number of farmers engaged in
organic farming has increased during the project period. In East Godavari district,
most farmers is good for health,good for soil and more profitable by adopting
organic farming.
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CHAPTER 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE PART

Agriculture cover diverse specialties such as science, finance, engineering, and

management among others. Among the most important skills in agriculture there is
interpersonal skills, analytical skills, management skills, technological skills, problem
solving skills. Organic agriculture relies on crop rotation, animal manures, crop
residues, green manures and the biological control of pests and diseases to
maintain soil health and productivity. We have learned many things while
performing this project.

Organic farming is a type of agriculture that seeks to produce food in a sustainable,

environmentally-friendly way. Organic farms seek to provide the same level of
quality and productivity as conventional farming while using methods that are
considered more environmentally friendly. We have learned 5 main techniques that
are to be followed in organic farming. They are:

1.METHODS:
Crop diversity: Organic farming encourages crop diversity. The science of
Agroecology has revealed the benefits of polyculture (multiple crops in the same
space), which is often employed in organic farming. Planting a variety of vegetable
crops supports a wider range of beneficial insects, soil microorganisms, and other
factors that add up to overall farm health. Crop diversity helps the environment to
thrive and protects species from going extinct.

Soil management: Organic farming relies more heavily on the natural breakdown of
organic matter than the average conventional farm, using techniques like green
manure and composting, to replace nutrients taken from the soil by previous crops.
This biological process, driven by microorganisms such as mycorrhiza and
earthworms, releases nutrients available to plants throughout the growing season.
Farmers use a variety of methods to improve soil fertility, including crop rotation,
cover cropping, reduced tillage, and application of compost. By reducing
fuel-intensive tillage, less soil organic matter is lost to the atmosphere.

Weed management: Organic weed management promotes weed suppression,

rather than weed elimination, by enhancing crop competition and phytotoxic
effects on weeds. Organic farmers integrate cultural, biological, mechanical,
physical and chemical tactics to manage weeds without synthetic herbicides.
Organic standards require rotation of annual.
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crops,meaning that a single crop cannot be grown in the same location without a
different, intervening crop.
Controlling organisms: Naturally derived insecticides allowed for use on organic
farms include Bacillus thuringiensis (a bacterial toxin), pyrethrum (a
chrysanthemum extract), spinosad (a bacterial metabolite), neem (a tree extract)
and rotenone (a legume root extract).
Domestic animals: Farm animals might provide manure to improve soils. Livestock
sales would generate cash to buy inputs. Keeping animals on the farm could also
provide a gainful use for other resources such as crop residue, which might be
wasted in the absence of animals.

2.CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONVERSION TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURE:

Conversion to organic agriculture describes the process of learning and

implementation of changes on the farm towards a more sustainable and natural
way of farming. The form the process takes depends on the local circumstances
and the predisposition of the farmer or the community, and it varies from farm to
farm. The more knowledge a farmer has about the concepts and practices of
organic farming, the easier conversion process to organic farming will be. Even if
organic farming does not depend on specific land conditions to start with, if soils
are depleted for example, it may need greater efforts and require more patience to
establish a sustainable production system and realize satisfying harvests. Here, you
will find the factors to be considered during conversion to organic agriculture and
some recommendations to succeed during the process.

A. ANALYSIS OF THE LOCATION:

The conversion from a conventional to an organic system requires a transitory

period, where the organic practices are applied progressively following an
organized plan. During this period it is important to analyse carefully the actual
situation of the farm and identify the actions to be taken (Florez, 2003). The analysis
of the farm must include :

1. Farm characteristics: size, plots and crops distribution, which kind of crops,
trees, animals are integrated in the farm system.
2. Soil Analysis: an evaluation of the soil structure, nutrient levels, organic matter
content, erosion level, and/or the soil have been contaminated.

3. Climate: rainfall distribution and quantity, temperatures, frost risks, humidity.

4. Organic matter sources and management (manures).

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5. Presence of animal housing systems and/or machinery,etc.

B.FARM RELATED CHALLENGES TO CONVERSION:

1.FARMS WITH HIGH EXTERNAL INPUT USE: The majority of intensively managed
farms in Africa, Latin America and Asia that strongly rely on external inputs are
larger farms. Such farms mostly grow a few annual or perennial cash crops relying
heavily on the use of fertilizers for plant nutrition and pesticides and herbicides for
pest, disease and weed control. On such farms crops are often grown without a
planned rotation and farm animals are not integrated into the nutrient cycle.

2. FARM WITH LOW EXTERNAL INPUT USE: Farmers working with little external
inputs based on traditional practices may grow many different crops in a densely
mixed system on the same piece of land changing crops randomly. A few livestock
such as chickens, pigs, cattle and/or goats may be kept, which scatter the manure
in their feeding places, hence providing very little manure for the gardens. The trees
may be extensively cut for firewood and charcoal burning. Bush and trash burning
may be a common practise especially during land preparation.

3.MIXED FARM: On mixed farms, crops and farm animals may be integrated,
whereby the animal manure is collected and used in the gardens after having kept it
for a few weeks to rot. Some soil conservation measures may be implemented,
such as mulching in perennial crops and trenches to reduce erosion. Occasionally
herbicides, pesticides and treated seeds may be used to control weeds in fruit and
vegetable production.
4.DEGRADED LAND:Land may be degraded due to shifting cultivation, overgrazing,
over-cultivation or deforestation, salinity after years of intensive irrigation with
ground water, or water logging and flooding. Such land may take more effort and
patience to establish good growing conditions. At the same time, organic practices
are an excellent approach to recover such soils. It may require specific practices to
stop soil degradation and to re-establish soil fertility.

C.CLIMATERELATED CHALLENGES TO CONVERSION:

Converting a farm to organic farming in an area with very little rainfall and high
temperatures or strong winds will be more challenging than converting a farm
located in an area with well distributed rainfall and favourable temperatures. At the
same time, the improvements that follow implementation of organic practices will
be more obvious under arid conditions than under ideal humid conditions. For
example, compost
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application into topsoil or into planting holes will increase the soils water retention
capacity and the crop’s tolerance to water scarcity
3.FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES:

In organic farming synthetic pesticides are generally prohibited. A chemical is

said to be synthetic if it does not already exist in the natural world. But the
organic label goes further and usually prohibit compounds that exist in nature if
they are produced by chemical synthesis. So, the prohibition is also about the
method of production and not only the nature of the compound.

A non-exhaustive list of organic approved pesticides with their median lethal

doses:

is used as an insecticide (LD50: 2660 mg/kg).

(aka calcium polysulfide) and sulfur are considered to be allowed,
synthetic materials (LD50: 820 mg/kg)
is used as an insect repellant in India; since it contains azadirachtin its
use is restricted in the UK and Europe.
comes from chemicals extracted from flowers of the genus
(LD50 of 370 mg/kg). Its potent toxicity is used to control
insects.

A.COMPOSTING: Composting is the process of transforming organic materials of

plant or animal origin into humus in heaps or pits. Compared with uncontrolled
decomposition of organic material, decomposition in the composting process
occurs at a faster rate, reaches higher temperatures and results in a product of
higher quality. Within the process of composting, three main phases can be
distinguished: the heating phase, the cooling phase and the maturing phase.

B.GREEN MANURES: Green manures are plants grown to accumulate nutrients for
the main crop. When they have built up maximum biomass, they are worked into
the surface soil. As they are usually cut before flowering, growing a green manure
is thus different from growing a legume crop in the rotation. Once worked into the
soil the fresh plant material releases nutrients quickly and will be fully decomposed
within a short period of time. Old or coarse material (e.g. straw, twigs, etc.) will
decompose at a slower rate than fine material and will therefore contribute more to
the build-up of soil organic matter than to fertilizing the crop.

C.ANIMAL MANURE: Depending on whether animals are kept in stables or not

(part or full time), farmyard manure consists of animal excreta and bedding material
(usually straw or grass). Farmyard manure is extremely valuable organic manure.
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ACTIVITY LOG FOR THE FIRST WEEK

Day Person
Brief description of
& Learning In-
the daily
Dat Outcome Charge
activity
e Signatu
re
 Topic

On the
first day,
we have
formed We have took the suggestions from Suggestions and guidance
the our Seniors about community from seniors.
service project.
Team
team and
decided
the team Started gathering the information Information about the
head. about the topic which has been Topic.
choosed.

On the On the fifth day, we have searched Research about the

second places/ for the regions where the ecological regions.
day, we farming is practiced.
have
explored
different
topics and
selected a Went to visit the place that has been Just visited the place.
topic. Selected.
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WEEKLY REPORT
WEEK – 1 (From Dt: 15-07-2022 to Dt: 21-07-2022)

Objective of the Activity Done:

Detailed Report:
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ACTIVITY LOG FOR THE SECOND WEEK

Day Person
Brief description of In-
& Learning Charge
the daily Signatu
Dat Outcome
e activity re

On 22nd we have visited

Rajamundry
and asked the farmers about the Organic farming
organic farming.

on 23rd again we have visited

Rajamundry to collect some
more farming
details about organic farming.
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WEEKLY REPORT
WEEK – 2 (From Dt: 22-07-2022 to Dt: 28-07-2022)

Objective of the Activity Done:

Detailed Report:
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Day
&
Dat
e
 THIRD WEEK

Person
Brief description of
Learning In-
ACTIVIT the daily
activity Outcome Charge
Y LOG Signatu
FOR re
THE
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WEEKLY REPORT
WEEK – 3 (From Dt: 29-07-2022 to Dt: 04-08-2022)

Objective of the Activity Done:

Detailed Report:
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Day
&
Dat
e
 FORTH WEEK

Person
Brief description of
Learning In-
the daily
Outcome Charge
ACTIVIT activity Signatu
Y LOG re
FOR
THE
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WEEKLY REPORT
WEEK – 4 (From Dt: 05-08-2022 to Dt: 11-08-2022)

Objective of the Activity Done:

Detailed Report:
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Day
&
Dat
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 FIFTH WEEK

Person
Brief description of
Learning In-
ACTIVI the daily
activity Outcome Charge
TY LOG Signatu
FOR re
THE
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WEEKLY REPORT
WEEK – 5 (From Dt: 12-08-2022 to Dt: 18-08-2022)

Objective of the Activity Done:

Detailed Report:
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Day
&
Dat
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 SIXTH WEEK

Person
Brief description of
Learning In-
ACTIVI the daily
activity Outcome Charge
TY LOG Signatu
FOR re
THE
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WEEKLY REPORT
WEEK – 6 (From Dt: 19-08-2022 to Dt: 25-08-2022)

Objective of the Activity Done:

Detailed Report:
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CHAPTER 5: OUTCOMES DESCRIPTION

Details of the Socio-Economic Survey of the Village/Habitation Attach

the questionnaire prepared for the survey.

1. How do you preserve soil fertility?

2. In case fertilizers are applied, what kinds do you use?

3. How do you control pests and diseases?

4. What are the nutrient levels in each fields?

5. What are the different methods of natural farming/organic farming?

6. What are subsidies that are provided by the government?Are the

subsidies reachable to you?

7. How do you control weeds?

8. Is there any difference in yield when compared with the production of

using organic and chemical fertilizers.

9. What kind of pests will you find in your fields?

10. What are the components of jeevamrutham that is being used?

11. How many days will it take to prepare the vermin-compost?

12. How much profit will you gain per acre?

13. Which farming (organic or chemical) gives more profits?

14. What are the major steps to be taken by the government to increase
the percentage of organic farming?
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Describe the problems you have identified in the community

I and our team members have observed many problems in organic farming. We have
observed many difficulties that are being faced by the farmers. Some of them are:

Lack of Awareness: There is no proper awareness for the farmers about the
subsidies that are provided by the government. Many of the farmers who are
shifted to organic farming don’t have proper awareness about the diseases.

High Input Costs: The small and marginal farmers in India have been practicing
a sort of organic farming in the form of the traditional farming system. However,
now the costs of the organic inputs are higher than those of industrially produced
chemical fertilizers and pesticides including other inputs used in the conventional
farming system.

Shortage of Bio-mass: Many experts and well informed farmers are not sure
whether all the nutrients with the required quantities can be made available by the
organic materials. Even if this problem can be surmounted, they are of the view
that the available organic matter is not simply enough to meet the requirements.

Output Marketing Problems: It is found that before the beginning of the

cultivation of organic crops, their marketability and that too at a premium over the
conventional produce has to be assured. Inability to obtain a premium price, at
least during the period required to achieve the productivity levels of the
conventional crop will be a setback.

Marketing Problems of Organic Inputs: There is a lack of marketing and

distribution network for them because the retailers are not interested to deal in
these products, as the demand is low. The erratic supplies and the low level of
awareness of the cultivators also add to the problem.

Low Yields: In many cases the farmers experience some loss in yields on
discarding synthetic inputs on conversion of their farming method from
conventional to organic.
Less Use of Modern Farming Equipment: In most areas, to date, farmers
follow primitive cultivation methods; traditionally-used plough and relevant native
accessories continue to be farmers preference. Despite no shortage of efficient
equipment and machinery, there’s very little use of modern equipment, majorly
because most farmers don’t have lands huge enough to use advanced
instruments, heavy machinery.
Poor Storage Facilities: In some areas storage facilities are either insufficient or
completely absent. In such a situation, farmers usually have
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no other option than selling their produce immediately once it’s ready, at market
prices that are often very low. They are far away from a legitimate income.

Transportation Problems: Lack of cheap, efficient means of transportation is a big

problem widely seen in the Indian agriculture sector; small farmers still rely on
bullock-carts for transporting their produce. Moreover, lakhs of villages are
connected with highways and market centres with temporary roads that become
muddy and useless in rains. Consequently, farmers cannot deliver their produce to
the central market and helplessly sell it in the local market at low costs.

High Interest Rates: Thousands of farmers take their lives each year due to debt
burden.Unreasonably-high interest rates should be declared illegal, and the
government must take quick, strict, and appropriate action against greedy money
lenders. Another problem is small and marginal farmers have to go through
cumbersome procedures to get institutional credit.
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Short-term and long-term action plan for possible solutions for the problems
identified and that could be recommended to the concerned authorities for
implementation.

Possible Solutions to These Problems:

1. Multiple Crops: For better yield and profitable results, farmers are advised to

cultivate multiple crops, including Apple, Pineapple, Papaya, Banana, Coconut,

Ginger, Turmeric, and many others.

2. Modernisation in Agriculture (agriculture app): If we encourage youth for

farming and related occupation, this sector will definitely boom. They already have
basic institutional education and knowledge; they can learn and grow quickly. For
instance, almost all of them have smartphones; by using a modern agriculture app,
they can perform well in farms.
Besides, introducing modern technology and passing advanced equipment to
small farmers will help boost efficiency, productivity, and quality.

3. Farmers’ Education is Vital: Many farmers are unaware of crop rotation.

Education is pretty much improved in urban areas, but the govt has overlooked the
need for the same in rural areas, particularly in the overall agriculture sector. This is
the reason why farmers remain unaware of several government-provided
schemes and their benefits.

4. The Requirement for Crop Insurance: Crop insurance is essential but easy,
quick settlement of claims is vital. There’s a need for transparent index-based
insurance that treats policyholders equally within a defined geographical area.
Index-based insurance system has low operational and transnational costs and
ensures quicker payouts.

5. Better Water Management: Water resources can be fully utilised through

interstate coordination on water management; water can easily be delivered to the
areas where it is most required. Connecting the rivers and constructing national
waterways/channels will solve water supply problems and improve irrigation facility,
helping farmers in case monsoon fails.
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Description of the Community awareness programme/s conducted w.r.t the

problems and their outcomes.
Our team has conducted some camps for the farmers the main
problems discussed with the farmers are :

▶ Expensive Products : One of the significant problems of organic

farming methods is that sometimes it can get a bit expensive. Some
products correlated to organic farming are too expensive, leading to
some ordinary people not able to afford them. In India, where most
of their livelihoods are farmers, organic farming produces a huge
problem.
▶ High MRP : It is relatively apparent that the results would be kept at a high
price due to the extreme care taken with organic farming. The items sold in
the market are half the price of non-organic products. So, we can say that
organic items are costly, and not every customer is ready to pay the price for
them.
▶ No subsidies : Most industrialized countries offer farm subsidies of some
type to encourage people to become farmers. Without farmers, it would be
difficult to have our food and fuel demands met, after all. Unfortunately, most
of the subsidies that are authorized only apply to farmers that are growing
commodity products. Without access to subsidies, organic farmers take on
many more risks that could wipe them out, such as weather changes or a
crop failure Status of Organic Farming.
▶ The growth of organic farming in India was quite dawdling with only 41 000
hectares of organic land comprising merely 0.03% of the total cultivated area.
In India during 2002, the production of organic farming was about 14 000
tonnes of which 85% of it was exported. The most important barrier
considered in the progress of organic agriculture in India was the lacunae in
the government policies of making a firm decision to promote organic
agriculture.

▶ Moreover, there were several major drawbacks in the growth of organic

farming in India which include lack of awareness, lack of good marketing
policies, shortage of biomass, inadequate farming infrastructure, high input
cost of farming, inappropriate marketing of organic input, inefficient
agricultural policies, lack of financial support, incapability of meeting export
demand, lack of quality manure, and low yield Constraints Problems ,such as:

i. Lack of awareness
ii. Lack of good marketing policies
iii. Shortage of biomass
iv. Inadequate farming infrastructure
v. High input cost of farming
vi. Inappropriate market of Organic input
vii. Inefficient agricultural policies
viii. Lack of financial support
ix. Inability to meet the export demand
x. Lack of quality standards for manure
▶ Low yield Awareness camp sugessions to the farmers :

◆ Improvement and maintenance of the natural landscape and

agro-ecosystem.
◆ Avoidance of overexploitation and pollution of natural resources.
◆ Minimization of the consumption of non-renewable energy resources.
◆ Exploitation synergies that exist in a natural ecosystem.
◆ Maintenance and improve soil health by stimulating activity or soil organic
manures and avoid harming them with pesticides.
◆ Optimum economic returns, with a safe, secure, and healthy working
environment.
◆ Acknowledgement of the virtues of indigenous know-how and traditional
farming Outcomes.
◆ Farmers were impressed and satisfied for the camp they felt it was very
use full and they said that we will utilize these ideas for the organic
farming.
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PROJECT

Organic farming is a major step to increase the soil fertility. It also helps in reducing the
soil pollution. The results showed that on the short term a diversification of the rotation
may economically be less attractive. However, the experimental period allowed only
some part of organic phase to be studied. Ideally, the experiments should be continued in
order to access the possible farming phase.

Organic farming yields more nutritious and safe food. The popularity of organic food is
growing dramatically as consumer seeks the organic foods that are thought to be
healthier and safer. Thus, organic food perhaps ensures food safety from farm to plate.
The organic farming process is more eco-friendly than conventional farming. Organic
farming keeps soil healthy and maintains environment integrity thereby, promoting the
health of consumers. Moreover, the organic produce market is now the fastest growing
market all over the world including India. Organic agriculture promotes the health of
consumers of a nation, the ecological health of a nation, and the economic growth of a
nation by income generation holistically. India, at present, is the world’s largest organic
producers and with this vision, we can conclude that encouraging organic farming in
India can build a nutritionally, ecologically, and economically healthy nation in near future.

The phenomenon of ‘Organic agriculture’ is the only solution to nurture the land and to
regenerate the soil by going back to our traditional method of farming i.e., free from
chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers. This is a possible step for sustainable development
by choosing not to use chemicals, synthetic materials, pesticides and growth hormones
to produce high nutritional quality food and in adequate quantities. Organic farming is an
option agricultural system which quickly changes farming rehearsals. It depends on
composts of natural starting points, for example, fertilizer excrement, green excrement,
and bone feast and so forth substantially more than deciding not to utilize pesticides,
fertilizers.
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