Organic Farming

The human population increased to around 7.5 billion people in less than 200 years after needing thousands of years to reach 1 billion.

As populations have increased, farming practices have become more intensive to maximize crop yields and ensure that we are able to sustain the ever-growing population. Many scientists determine the sustainable population to be about 2 billion people, which means we need to manage our resources as well as food production very carefully to cater to the other 5.5 billion people.

To increase milk or egg production or minimize the time required for an animal to be ready to be transported to the market for meat, crops may be treated with fertilizers and pesticides, and animals can be kept inside in enclosed sheds.

We are going to analyze the theory behind it as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this approach compared to other current agricultural practices. Currently, just 1% of all agricultural land is utilized for organic farming.

It emphasizes
sustainability and is believed to be less harmful to the environment than conventional farming. Due to the reality fact it is not a perfect response, it has been recommended as an alternative to conventional agriculture for helping in overcoming the climate change issue we currently face.

Theoretically, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, and feed additives for livestock should not be used in organic farming, the farmer needs to use more natural substitutes as a result. As a result, the farmer gets less yields, but because consumers value the food more, they are happy to pay more for it.

Manure is used instead of fertilizers to recycle waste and improve soil structure, but it smells, is more difficult to apply, and gives the farmer less control over the mineral content than chemical fertilizers do. They are adding crops to their soil in a method called crop rotation. Certain crops, such as those that belong to the legume family, such as peas and beans, fix nitrogen from the air and increase the level of nitrates in the soil. As a result, farmers cycle legumes with their other crops, significantly improving the soil's fertility. Growing multiple crops, however, is less efficient and results in poorer yields.

it's great, because fewer chemicals are used, organic farming has been shown to preserve biodiversity better than conventional farming. Because pesticides haven't been used, the region has more bumble bees and other insects. 

According to organic farming theories, biodiversity benefits the food chain at all levels, from plants to foxes. This is how we farmed for 100,000 years before the industrial revolution, and it is generally accepted that organic farming is much better for biodiversity and also produces healthier products because less pesticides are used on them.