Economic and Environmental Performances of Organic Farming System Compared to Conventional Farming System: A Case Farm Model to Simulate the Horticultural Sector of the Niayes Region in Senegal

Four systems of organic farming and a conventional farming system were studied over the period 2012-2014. The organic system trial variants included: I - an organic farming system without any biological products used (growth under natural soil fertility) - Control; II - an organic farming system involving the use of a biological foliar fertilizer and a biological plant growth regulator (Polyversum+Biofa); III - an organic farming system in which a biological insecticide (NeemAzal T/S) was used; IV - an organic farming system including a combination of three organic products: the foliar fertilizer, the plant growth regulator and the bioinsecticide (Polyversum+Biofa+NeemAzal T/S). Variant V represented a conventional farming system in which synthetic products were used in combination (foliar fertilizer, plant growth regulator and insecticide: Masterblend+Flordimex 420+Nurelle D). Treatment of vetch plants with the biological insecticide NeemAzal in combination with Biofa and Polyversum resulted in the lowest density of sucking pests, compared to all other organic farming methods tested (i.e. without NeemAzal, with NeemAzal alone, and its combination with Biofa and Polyversum). The greatest reduction in pest numbers during the vegetation period in that variant was observed in species of the order Thysanoptera (36.0-41.4%), followed by Hemiptera, and the families Aphididae (31.6-40.3%) and Cicadellidae (27.3-28.6%). This combination showed an efficient synergistic interaction and an increase in biological efficacy as compared to individual application of NeemAzal. The highest toxic impact was found against Thrips tabaci, followed by Acyrthosiphon pisum. An analysis of variance regarding the efficacy against the species A. pisum, E. pteridis and T. tabaci showed that type of treatment had the most dominant influence and statistically significant impact.

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A review on use of agrochemical in agriculture and need of organic farming in Nepal

Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science ◽

10.26832/24566632.2021.0603016 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 367-372

Author(s):

Susan Makaju ◽

Kabita Kurunju

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Soil Health ◽

Farming System ◽

Organic Production ◽

Climate Mitigation ◽

Conventional Farming ◽

Agriculture Policy ◽

Organic Farming System ◽

The Impact ◽

Chemical Pesticides

The growing use of chemical pesticides haphazardly and their harmful influence on ecosystem and human health highlight the necessity for safe and sustainable organic production in our time. The article reviews a general overview of organic farming; the impact of organic farming on soil health and climate mitigation in comparison with conventional farming practice in Nepal. The article identifies the problems and possibilities of organic farming to resuscitate the pesticide-dominated conventional practice in Nepal. Organic farming now has been embedded in the natural agriculture policy in Nepal. Organic farming benefits in terms of environmental protection along with better living health. Various governmental and non-governmental bodies, farmers, and individuals are working to promote organic farming in Nepal. With the increase in awareness of health and environmental concerns, the adoption of organic agriculture and the demand for organic agricultural products is increasing. It holds a great prospect in countries like ours where an integrated crop-livestock system is still prevalent in many parts of the country. As a result, an organic farming system in Nepal must be thoroughly investigated and supported through proper regulations and tactics. It is urged to supplant pesticide-based conventional farming with organic farming that leads towards agricultural sustainability for the upcoming generation.

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Response of soil arthropods population to different farming systems under cotton integrated with groundnut and pigeonpea crops

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.18805/lr-3829 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

R. Chethan ◽

R.K. K. Patil ◽

B. Halappa

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Pitfall Trap ◽

Seasonal Abundance ◽

Soil Arthropods ◽

Conventional Farming ◽

Below Ground ◽

Abundance And Diversity ◽

Organic Farming System

A study was carried out to know the response of organic, integrated and conventional farming systems on the diversity of soil meso and macro arthropod populations in the cotton inter cropped with groundnut and pigeonpea at MARS, UAS, Dharwad during kharif -2015-16. The organic farming system has recorded highest meso and macro arthropod population of 21.35 per 100 g of soil and 42.00 per pitfall trap respectively. Cotton intercropped with groundnut has recorded higher population of meso and macro arthropods (15.50 /100 g of soil and 41.26/ pitfall trap, respectively). The seasonal abundance of soil arthropods was high in October (25.89/100g of soil) and least in December (5.78/ 100g of soil) months. The diversity of soil arthropod populations assessed on the Shannon’s index of below ground arthropod populations recorded was highest in organic farming (0.61) and least in conventional farming (0.51) system. Hence, the organic farming system increases abundance and diversity of soil organisms and soil fertility, and it adds large amounts of organic residue inputs, which in turn increases the biological activity in soil.

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PENETAPAN KADAR AMILOSA DAN PROTEIN PADA BERAS SOLOK JENIS ANAK DARO DAN SOKAN YANG DITANAM DENGAN SISTEM PERTANIAN ORGANIK DAN SISTEM PERTANIAN KONVENSIONAL

JOPS (Journal Of Pharmacy and Science) ◽

10.36341/jops.v1i2.491 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 28-32

Author(s):

Rini Lestari ◽

Sri Kartini ◽

Lusiana Berti ◽

Megi Romita

Keyword(s):

Protein Content ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Production Management ◽

Amylose Content ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Conventional Farming ◽

Organic Farming System

The organic farming system is a holistic agricultural production management system for improving and developing agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activities. Organic farming systems use natural fertilizers and pesticides, while conventional farming systems still use chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Environmental conditions are expected to affect the chemical content of rice. One of the main chemical constituents in rice is amylose and protein. This research is a laboratory experimental study that aims to see the amylose and protein content of Solok rice types sokan and anak daro which grown with organic farming system and conventional farming system. From the result of the research, equation of calibration curve amylose is Y = 0,0246X + 0,0146 with correlation coefficient (r) = 0,9984. Amylose content of Solok rice type of anak daro organic 28,90%, anak daro conventional 28,04%, sokan organic 30,32% and sokan conventional 30,94%. Protein content of Solok rice type of anak daro organic 8,79%, anak daro conventional 8,15%, sokan organic 8,50% and sokan conventional 8,25%. T value of each group is smaller than the T table value, it can be concluded that the result is not significantly different.

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SOIL RESPIRATION AND BULK DENSITY UNDERORGANIC AND CONVENTIONALFARMINGSYSTEMS

Colloquium Agrariae ◽

10.5747/ca.2018.v14.n4.a261 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 167-171

Author(s):

Antonio Victor Cavalcante da Rocha Silva ◽

Junia Mariza Alves Araujo ◽

Andrea Rhavena Rodrigues Arruda ◽

Francisco Barbosa de Macedo Jr ◽

Jadson Emanuel Lopes Antunes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Respiration ◽

Bulk Density ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Farming System ◽

Soil Bulk Density ◽

Conventional Farming ◽

Organic System ◽

Organic Farming System ◽

Farming Soil ◽

Made In

The aim of this study was to evaluate, in the field, the soilrespiration and bulk density underconventional and organic farming plots. The evaluations were made in different plots established as conventional farming system and organic farming system with six, nine, twelve, fifteen, eighteen and twenty one months old. Plots were divided in four transects (subplots) and ineach subplot were evaluated soil respiration, bulk density and porosity. The soil respiration was significantly greater in organic farming system with fifteen, eighteen and twenty-one monthsold as compared with conventional farming. Soil bulk density decreased fifteen months afteradoption of organic system. Theresults showed that the adoption of practices in organic farming plots increases microbial activity and decreases soil bulk density over time.

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PENERAPAN SISTEM PERTANIAN ORGANIK DI KELOMPOK TANI MEKAR TANI JAYA DESA CIBODAS KABUPATEN BANDUNG BARAT

MIMBAR AGRIBISNIS Jurnal Pemikiran Masyarakat Ilmiah Berwawasan Agribisnis ◽

10.25157/ma.v4i2.1173 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 139

Author(s):

Fauzia Imani ◽

Anne Charina ◽

Tuti Karyani ◽

Gema Wibawa Mukti

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Maximum Point ◽

Conventional Farming ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Organic Cultivation ◽

The Government ◽

Organic Farming System

The application of conventional farming systems causes negative impacts for the environment and consumers, an effort made to deal with the negative impact is by changing conventional farming systems into organic. In 2010, the government released the Go Organic program and the area of certified organic farming reached into maximum point in that year. Until now there are many farmers who claim that their agricultural products are the organic one. Mekar Tani Jaya Farmer Group has conducted organic cultivation for 18 years. The aim of this research is to find out the application of organic farming system in Mekar Tani Jaya in accordance with SNI 6729: 2016, and also to know what are the obstacles faced by Mekar Tani Jaya in the implementation of organic farming system. This research is used qualitative descriptive method with through a case study technique. This research also using Miles and Huberman data analysis model and fishbone analysis model. The results is the percentage of conformity organic farming system by Mekar Tani Jaya Farmer Group with SNI 6729 : 2016 is about 94 percent (%). Meanwhile, the main problem that faced by Mekar Tani Jaya Farmer Group is not all of the organic farming system according to SNI 6729: 2016 can be applied thus make an impact to other aspects.Keywords: Organic Farming, SNI 6729 : 2016, farmer group.

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Regime of soil humus rural residential areas organic farming systems

Interdepartmental thematic scientific collection "Agriculture" ◽

10.31073/zem.95.78-81 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (95) ◽

pp. 78-81

Author(s):

L.I. Shkarivska

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Humus Content ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Organic Substrates ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Typical Chernozem ◽

Podzolic Soils ◽

Organic Farming System

The changes of the soil’s humus soil within the rural areas are investigated for the organic farming system. The most significant impact of organic agriculture on humus content over 55% was observed on soddy podzolic soils (V>75%), the lowest –7,5% on typical chernozem (V≈16%). Changes in the qualitative composition of humus for the introduction of various types of organic substrates are analyzed.

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Organic Farming Increases the Technical Efficiency of Olive Farms in Italy

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11030209 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 209

Author(s):

Maria Raimondo ◽

Francesco Caracciolo ◽

Concetta Nazzaro ◽

Giuseppe Marotta

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Technical Efficiency ◽

Stochastic Frontier ◽

Farming System ◽

Positive Role ◽

Conventional Agriculture ◽

Direct Sales ◽

Organic Farming System ◽

The Impact

While there is growing recognition of the positive role played by organic farming in the reduction of the negative externalities due to conventional agriculture, there is uncertainty about the effect of the latter on the economic performance of the farms. In this scenario, the present paper aims at investigating the effect of organic farming on technical efficiency in Italian olive farms. A cross-section dataset was analyzed through the stochastic frontier function, where the adoption of organic farming was explicitly modeled. Then, to obtain an unbiased estimate of the impact of organic farming on technical efficiency, a propensity score matching method was implemented. The findings reveal that organic farming increases technical efficiency in Italian olive farms by approximately 10%. The highest impact of organic farming is observed in small farms. As for the propensity to become organic, we found that the production and the direct sales of a higher quality of gross marketable output, as well as the intensity of labor and machines, increase the probability to adopt organic farming. Conversely, farm localization, the availability of family labor, and financial capital discourage conversion to the organic farming system.

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Application of Mycorrhizae and Beauveria in Organic Farming System Effectively Control Leafminers and Enhance Shallot Production

AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.17503/agrivita.v1i1.2831 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shahabuddin Saleh ◽

Alam Anshary ◽

Usman Made ◽

Mahfudz Mahfudz ◽

Muhammad Basir-Cyio

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Farming System ◽

Organic Farming System

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