Advantages
of organic farming
Based on these principles, the advantages
of organic farming are summarised as follows:
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Increase
production of nutritious food
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Increase
nutrition options among people (diversity)
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Encourage
biological cycles within farming systems involving soil flora, pants and
animals
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Maintain
agricultural resource base
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Enhance
environmental service provision
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Improve
economic benefits to farmers sustainably
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Reduce
risk (increase sustainability) among farmers
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Maintain
genetic diversity of agricultural system and its surroundings
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Avoid
pollution that may result from agricultural techniques
3.2. Limitations of organic farming
Organic farming do
have also some limitations as summarised below:
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Organic produce may be unsafe for human consumption in uncooked state
due to presence of infectious microbes caused by use of organic fertilizers
such as slurry, etc.
•
produce from organic urban
agriculture may be unsafe for human consumption due to presence of toxic heavy
metals in soils
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Produce from organic urban agriculture may be unsafe for human consumption
due to presence of toxic heavy metals in soils
