MODULE 3: ORGANIC FARMING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

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 ORGANIC FARMING

Food quality and safety are the primary concerns of Indian consumers today. The growing environmental and food safety concerns have created a significant demand for yield from green and sustainable cultivation methods. Modern farming methods often lead to biodiversity loss and monoculture, which are huge factors in the environment’s decline. Pesticides and chemical usage are rampant in Indian agriculture, causing water and soil contamination.

Considering this, companies are prioritising organic farming, which is one of the most effective ways to not only provide food security and improve farmers’ livelihoods but also eliminate the use of harmful chemicals. An organic agricultural system promotes and enhances the health of the agroecosystem, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activities. It helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, encourages soil & water conservation, and improves crop yields.

Due to this, the industry has been steadily shifting from traditional farming to organic and sustainable farming methods. Organic farming immensely contributes to the overall economy, ecology, and social welfare improvement.


Organic farming is a set of agricultural production practices that maintain and enhance the health of ecosystems and soil biodiversity. It is done by using diverse species, incorporating crop rotations, and using natural pest management techniques. The use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers is prohibited in organic farming. Organic agriculture helps in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and has a positive impact on climate change.

It is estimated that on a global scale, organic farming can benefit biodiversity by ~34% and abundance by ~50%. Organic farming has a protective role to play in environmental conservation. Instead of synthetic inputs, it relies on ecological processes, biodiversity, and cycles adapted to local conditions. This system often integrates three main objectives: environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity.


As seen in the above figure we have visited a organic farm on 17-01-23.
Firstly we visited a cattle barn .it consists of 15-20 cows.There we got a opportunity to learn about cattle and it's lifestyle.The major work performed there was -
1)collecting all the cow dung and converting it into a manure or fertilizer
2)production of healthy milk
The cattle barn was maintained clean and neat .It also consisted of many workers for its maintainence.

The above picture is took in the organic farm.This organic farm was present at the outskirts of chitradurga.it consisted a few varietie of flowers and also fruits like chikku ,pear,lemon and also a fig fruit
This farm consisted of a different kind of hibiscus flower which is big and very attractive 

                                                                Waste management

Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, economic mechanisms.
Waste can be solid, liquid, or gases and each type has different methods of disposal and management. Waste management deals with all types of waste, including industrial, biological, household, municipal, organic, biomedical, radioactive wastes. In some cases, waste can pose a threat to human health. Health issues are associated throughout the entire process of waste management. Health issues can also arise indirectly or directly: directly through the handling of solid waste, and indirectly through the consumption of water, soil and food. Waste is produced by human activity, for example, the extraction and processing of raw materials.Waste management is intended to reduce adverse effects of waste on human health, the environment, planetary resources and aesthetics.
The aim of waste management is to reduce the dangerous effects of such waste on the environment and human health. A big part of waste management deals with municipal solid waste, which is created by industrial, commercial, and household activity.
Waste management practices are not uniform among countries (developed and developing nations); regions (urban and rural areas), and residential and industrial sectors can all take different approaches.

Here we have visited the waste management of water.It can be seen in murugavana doni vihara taana,which is present behind the murugarajendra mata,chitradurga.
Here they have constructed a check dam and used that water for boating .which in turns generates economy and also catches the attention of visitors and thus making a tourist spot of chitradurga 

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