The main reasons farmers state for wanting to farm organically are their concerns for the environment and about working with agricultural chemicals in conventional farming systems. There is also an issue with the amount of energy used in agriculture, since many farm chemicals require energy intensive manufacturing processes that rely heavily on fossil fuels. Organic farmers find their method of farming to be profitable and personally rewarding.
1. Productivity :- Organic farms cannot produce nearly as much crop as an industrialized farm could. With all the regulations and the techniques that have to be carefully applied it is often difficult for an organic farm to produce enough food to feed massive amounts of people.
2. Time :- Working on an organic farm takes great amounts of time and energy. In order to meet organic requirements very detailed methods and techniques must be used in order to officially be called an organic farm. If these requirements are not met the organic farm could lose its certification and not be able to gain it back in up to three years. With the heavy machinery and fast acting chemicals on industrial farms, massive amounts of food can be produced in a very short amount of time.
3. Skill :- Farming organic requires tremendous amounts of skill. They are not allowed to use the quick chemical fixes that industrial farmers are allowed to use. Everything has to be done by hand without synthetic aid. This requires immense amounts of knowledge and experience. Often times it can be hard to find someone who is experienced in organic farming and it can be strenuous to try and meet all of the organic certification requirements.
0 comments:
Post a Comment