A Study on an Analysis of Organic Farming in India: A New Paradigm
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https://doi.org/10.17697/ibmrd/2021/v10i2/166799Keywords:
Organic Farming, Conventional Farming, Sustainable Development, Soil Fertility.Abstract
The organic farming is gaining the importance now in the global market. This kind of farming can be profitable over the conventional farming. The sustainable development in the field of agriculture is really needed in India and this can be possible with the adoption of organic farming. The farmers should go for the natural manure, use natural resources to improve the soil fertility. The current research paper focuses on the assessing the opinion of farmers about the organic farming, their perception and preference level of selection of type of farming. The researchers used the structured questionnaire and collected the data from farmers. The researchers also asked some informal questions randomly. The farmers in the study were 113 from the selected region of Ambegaon Tehsil of Pune district. The study revealed that the level of education has no role in shaping the opinion of farmers about the organic farming it also. The study further says that selection about farming type based upon the market for the produce.Downloads
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