Since the advent of the Green Revolution popularised use of excessive irrigation and fertilisers in India in the 1960s, biodynamic farming, an advanced form of organic farming, had largely faded into oblivion. Biodynamic farming, a return to natural farming free from the use of pesticides and chemicals, is readying for a revival in Punjab, the hub of the Green Revolution in the country .
While organic farming is basically a holistic management system, which promotes and improves the health of the agro-ecosystem, biodynamic farming is a variant where chemical fertilisers are totally replaced by microbial (biological) nutrient givers such as bacteria, algae, fungi, mycorhiza, actinomycetes. This kind of farming looks upon the soil and the farm as living organisms. It regards maintenance and furtherance of soil life as a basic necessity if the soil is to be preserved for generations which is a forward linkage to high-quality crops leading to better feed for livestock and better food for human beings.
Source:Indian Express 14 July 2010
While organic farming is basically a holistic management system, which promotes and improves the health of the agro-ecosystem, biodynamic farming is a variant where chemical fertilisers are totally replaced by microbial (biological) nutrient givers such as bacteria, algae, fungi, mycorhiza, actinomycetes. This kind of farming looks upon the soil and the farm as living organisms. It regards maintenance and furtherance of soil life as a basic necessity if the soil is to be preserved for generations which is a forward linkage to high-quality crops leading to better feed for livestock and better food for human beings.
Source:Indian Express 14 July 2010
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