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Organic farming is one of the several approaches found to meet the objectives of sustainable agriculture. Many techniques used. In organic farming like inter-cropping, mulching and integration of crop and livestock are not alien to various agriculture systems including the traditional agriculture practiced in old countries like India. However organic farming is based on various laws and certification programmes. Which prohibit the use of almost all synthetic ...
Science and technology helped revolutionize agriculture in the 20th century in many parts of the world. This issue of Economic Perspectives highlights how advances in biotechnology can be adapted to benefit the world in the 21st century, particularly developing countries. Increasing yield potential and desirable traits in plant and animal food products has long been a goal of agricultural science. That is still the goal of agricultural biotechnology, which can be ...