What Is Organic Agriculture?

Organic agriculture refers to the plantation industry that uses organic fertilizers to meet the nutritional needs of crops, or uses organic feeds to satisfy livestock and poultry The nutritional needs of the aquaculture industry. The development of organic agriculture can help solve a series of problems brought by modern agriculture, such as severe soil erosion and decline in land quality, heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, causing environmental pollution and energy consumption, and reducing species diversity; It has great potential for improving farmers' income and developing the rural economy.

organic agriculture

(Agricultural term)

In recent years, organic agricultural production methods have been promoted in more than 100 countries, and the area of organic agriculture and the number of growers have increased year by year. The area of organic agricultural management in the world has exceeded 22 million hectares. In addition, there are 10.7 million hectares of "wild harvested plants" certified by various certification bodies. The organic product market is expanding not only in Europe and North America (the world's largest organic market), but also in other countries, including developing countries. About 1% of farmers in Western Europe and the United States are engaged in organic agriculture. In the United States, organic Farms are located all over the country. ^[1]

Compared with current agriculture, organic agriculture has the following characteristics:

(1) It can provide society with pollution-free, good taste, and safe and environmentally friendly food, which is beneficial to people's health and reduces the incidence of diseases.

The large-scale application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, while greatly increasing the output of agricultural products, will inevitably cause pollution to agricultural products, leaving hidden dangers to human survival and life. At present, human diseases have increased dramatically, especially various types of cancer, which are closely related to the pollution of fertilizers and pesticides.

Organic food needs to meet the following criteria:

Raw materials come from organic agricultural production systems or wild natural products;

From a global perspective, the sales volume of organic food is currently less than 1% of the sales volume of food, but its development speed is quite fast and the sales potential is considerable. Some people predict that in the early 21st century, global organic food sales will account for all food sales. 5% of the amount. However, there are differences in different regions. In most developing countries, because most people are still solving the problem of food and clothing, the development of organic agriculture is relatively slow.

The development of organic agriculture in China began in the 1980s and in 1984

The methods for developing organic agriculture in China are as follows:

First, we must strengthen the promotion of organic agriculture, and improve people's awareness of food safety and the environment through various media such as newspapers and television.

Secondly, the state should conduct reasonable policy guidance and regulation, and develop a series of development plans and regulate their development in response to the domestic development momentum of organic agriculture, and provide farmers with certain economic support during the transition from conventional agriculture to organic agriculture.

Third, strengthen research demonstration and promotion of key production technologies. Because organic foods are prohibited from chemically synthesizing substances in the production process, it is bound to require higher production technologies to support them. Only by solving these technical problems with advanced science and technology can organic agriculture develop faster and better.

China s organic farming area is already the second largest in the world, but why Chinese people are frowning when it comes to organic food and organic certification. In the case of a bad environment of integrity, it is difficult to rely on the label of a third-party certification body to obtain consumption The truth of this trust is that the organic food industry is in a bad market that drives out the good lemon market. How to establish a transparent quality control system that is more conducive to incentives and supervision has become the biggest challenge and opportunity for domestic brands such as COFCO and local folks.