Feb , 2021, Volume : 2 Article : 4

Doubling Farmer’s Income through Organic Farming: Issues and Strategies

Author : Himanshu Panday R K Rai, Navneet Kumar Maurya, Shakti Singh and H L Kharbikar

ABSTRACT

Organic farming has received attention in recent decades due to its benefits for the ecosystem i.e. soil health, economic production potential. The consumer preference for organically produce is safe in nature as well as this product provides a higher benefit to the farmers. Organic farming also contributes to improve the socio-economic condition of farmers by the increasing of farmers’ income and ecologically sustainable development is especially essential for the developing country. The income of the farm sector is 88 percent below the non-farm sector in India, while the income of the developed country in the farm sector is 15 percent higher than the non-farm sector. In this article, a brief strategy for doubling Farmers Income through organic farming is described.

Keywords: organic farming, income, ecology, sustainability


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