Organic farming
Organic farming is a realistic and necessary alternative to chemical intensive farming practices which have had great environmental costs.1 Started as a reaction to the growing dependence on synthetic fertilisers in agriculture, in 1972 IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) an international umbrella organisation,2
defined organic farming and its standards.
Basically, organic farming aims to provide the consumer with high-quality food respecting the natural life cycle. It excludes or strictly limits the use of manufactured fertilisers, pesticides, growth regulators such as hormones, livestock antibiotics, artificial food additives and genetically engineered plants and animals.
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1 What are the most destructive practices of conventional intensive farming?
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An umbrella organisation is an association of related institutions who work together to coordinate activities and/or pool resources.