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HEALTH EFFECTS
- Leukemia
- Cancer
- Infertility
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Also, soil degradation due to chemical usage harms the farmer financially, as
the soil’s ability to fix nitrogen and microbe levels decrease, which may lead to
the crop yields becoming smaller, or even fail. Hence, to achieve the same
yields, the farmers are forced to buy more fertilizers to replenish the soil, thus
decreasing their net profits on a yearly basis.
Types of Manure
• Farmyard Manure
• Green Manures
• Crop Residues
• Compost and Home Compost
• Concentrated Organic Manure
1. Mulugu, part of the Medak District in
Telengana - The main vegetable producing
districts in the state, and in those districts
within close proximity to Hyderabad, it was
the largest producer of tomatoes, potatoes,
cucumber and onions.
2. The villages surrounding Kurnool in Andhra
Pradesh, where a wide variety of crops such
as paddy, bengalgram, groundnut,
sunflower and rice are grown.
3. The farming community surrounding Kadiri
in Andhra Pradesh - crops grown
predominantly are groundnut and
bengalgram due to the low rainfall in this
region, although some irrigated paddy can
also be seen.
The case study aims to discover the farmers’
concerns, their feelings towards the success of
their endeavours in terms of productivity,
financial reward and health, as well as their
experiences of being involved with the CSA,
cooperatives, and governmental agencies.
CONCLUSIONS DRAWN
- Firstly, all farmers said that since they began farming organic
the quality of life for them and their family improved. This was
generally said to be due to the improved nutrition and
general wellbeing, as much as any financial improvements.
- Farmers in all regions agreed that there was a serious need for
better marketing of their organic produce. The frameworks to
assist organic farmers varied spatially, with disparities in
accessibility of marketing facilities, cooperatives and services.
Having said this, all farmers reported savings in terms of how
much they were spending on inputs.
- Costly chemical inputs can be seen as one of the many
reasons why so many conventional farmers are becoming
indebted. Organic farmers protect themselves from this by
producing their own inputs from organic matter. A variety of
different methods can be used such as cow urine mixed with
neem leaves. The bio pesticides had been effective pest
controls, while not damaging their soil.
- Since organic farming is a slow process, the farmers aren’t
willing to spend so much time. If the government provides
input subsidies as well as knowledge provision, farmers can be
CENTRE OF SCIENCE FOR VILLAGES has developed and
transferred number of methods of organic farming and
it includes following technologies:
- Different Methods of Manure Making NADEP;
VermiCompost; Biodynamic Preparations; Bio
Fertilizers; Liquid organic manure etc.
- Production of Crop using Manure
- Bio-diversified Cropping Pattern
- Use of Herbal Pest repellents
- Use of Secondary Metabolite Rich Plants as Insect
Repellant, Anti Feedent, Oviposition Deterrent
- Use of Biological Agents
- Emitter Irrigation