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Organic farming system in India is not new and is being followed from ancient
time. It is a method of farming system which primarily aimed at cultivating the
land and raising crops in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health
by use of organic wastes (crop, animal and farm wastes, aquatic wastes) and
other biological materials along with beneficial microbes (bio fertilizers) to
release nutrients to crops for increased sustainable production in an eco-friendly
pollution free environment.
With the increase in population our compulsion would be not only to stabilize
agricultural production but to increase it further in sustainable manner. The
scientists have realized that the Green Revolution with high input use has
reached a plateau and is now sustained with diminishing return of falling
dividends. Thus, a natural balance needs to be maintained at all cost for
existence of life and property. The obvious choice for that would be more
relevant in the present era, when these agrochemicals which are produced from
fossil fuel and are not renewable and are diminishing in availability. It may also
cost heavily on our foreign exchange in future.
CHENNAI: If everything goes well, Tamil Nadu will boast of its eco-friendly
'organic villages.' As part of its efforts to promote organic farming, the Tamil
Nadu government on Thursday announced five model organic villages in
Vellore, Erode, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai and Krishnagiri districts.
According to sources, the programme under the Centre's National Mission for
Sustainable Agriculture would ensure the five villages adhered to no-pesticide,
no-insecticide concept to promote organic farming. "Based on these pilot
studies, the number of the villages will be raised," said a senior government
official.
OOTY
Nilgiris Situated within the Western Ghats, which are an important area of
tropical rain forests, the Nilgiris are ecologically important reserves of a vast
natural heritage. The people, forests and the land are unique in many ways. The
District consists of one of the most ecologically fragile areas in India, primarily
due to its diversity in flora and fauna. It is part of the Nilgiris Biosphere
Reserve, as declared under the Man and Biosphere Programme of UNESCO.
The hills have a steep gradient and varied natural vegetation ranging from the
Shola and Grassland in the Upper areas to the dry scrub forests in lower
elevations. Traditional forests have been depleted and are under further threat,
because of the increase in large tea plantations and commercial tree plantations.
Consequently, problems of soil erosion, mono cropping and heavy use of
chemical fertilizers and pesticides are pervading the district. The remaining
forests are crucial for conservation of the flora and fauna and the sustenance of
water bodies, consisting of two major rivers Bhavani and Moyar and their
numerous tributaries. They irrigate large areas in the plains and generate
hydropower for a large command area in the State of Tamil Nadu.
THE PEOPLE
The adivasi population, which occupies small portions of the hills, amounted to
around 25,000 (Census of India 1991) there has been little change since then.
The main hunting and gathering communities consist of the Alu Kurumbas
(5,000); Irulas (6,000), Jenu Kurumbas (1,000), Betta Kurumbas (3,000) and
Kasavas (4,000). They are predominantly forest dwellers - hunters and
gatherers, but have been gradually involved in agriculture as small cultivators.
They used shifting cultivation and slashand-burn techniques, until they were
settled by the Government, post-independence. Primarily, it is a subsistence
economy in which hunting, fishing and collecting are combined with
subsistence agriculture and some daily wage labour on the plantations.
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