After 60+ years of farming based on synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive water use, Indian farmers are ready to switch to the more sustainable organic methods of agriculture. But there is a lot holding them back. The existing system of subsidies, extension, and market-based is proving too rigid to accommodate those willing to switch to organic. Down to Earth magazine’s Vineet Kumar tells the story of this system and those trying to break free.
LINKS:
– ICAR base paper on organic farming: www.icar.org.in/files/Base-Paper-…se-16-03-2015.pdf
– CSE report on state of organic farming in India: www.cseindia.org/state-of-organic…g-in-india-10346
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