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- Title
Status of the use of Organic Fertilizers in India: A Review.
- Authors
Yadav, Chanchal; Pandey, Sonali
- Abstract
This research paper aims to identify the emerging trend and prospects of organic farming throughout the world. This paper also gives stress on the usage of organic fertilizer in India. India is a country with huge climate diversity hence different regions of the country have different agricultural climates. The diverse agro-climatic on the country has a direct impact on the natural nutrients of soil which are the key source of soil nutrition for organic cultivation. India covers 1.18 mm hectares of organic agriculture land which led the county on the 9th position globally in 2014-15. In this total organic area, 26% of the land is cultivable and rest 74% is covered under the forest or wild land. In the same year Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been identified as having most organic agriculture area regions in the country. The country also has a leading position in organic production with consent increment in the organic producers throughout the globe. In the year 2014-15, the county has 0.55 mm producers which led the country on the first position in the world. The country exports more than 135 products including basmati rice, cotton and oil corps. In this review, paper research had tried to analyze the significance of organic farming, export and marketing of organic products in the country. Consumption and production of organic fertilizers in the county also have been discussed in this article.
- Subjects
INDIA; MAHARASHTRA (India); MADHYA Pradesh (India); ORGANIC farming; FORESTS &; forestry; ORGANIC products; EXPORT marketing
- Publication
Agricultural Reviews, 2020, Vol 41, Issue 4, p338
- ISSN
0253-1496
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18805/ag.R-1961