ORGANIC FARMING

Organic farming is a production system of crops which avoids the use of synthetic and chemical inputs like fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives. Organic farming systems depend mainly on crop rotation, crop residues, animal manures, legumes, green manures, off-farm organic residues, mineral bearing rocks. natural pesticides and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and supply important nutrients like N, P, K. Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers for decades has resulted in the decline of organic matter content of soils to less than one per cent. The use of pesticides has led to pest resurgence and difficulty in controlling weeds. Indiscriminate use of artificial fertilizer and pesticide has caused severe water and environmental pollution. The residue of chemical is of serious concern for the safety of food and sustainable production. Organic farming ensures the production of palatable food free from chemical residues. Organic farming is a system approach utilizing the natural cycles and biological interactions for crop production and protection. The main components of this technology are described below : composting, vermicompost, green manuring, crop rotation, biofertilizer, weeds control, organic pest control, nematode control, organic labeling.
Source : http:// www.organicfarmingworld.com/ accessed on : November 20nd, 2009

 Text Analysis
1. Know
Organic farming is the technique of farming that use the organic material on its production process, like organic pesticide and organic fertilizer.
2. Want
a. What is the meaning of organic farming ?
b. How the technique of organic farming ?
3. Learn
a. Organic farming is a production system of crops which avoids the use of synthetic and chemical inputs like fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives
b. Organic farming is a system approach utilizing the natural cycles and biological interactions for crop production and protection. The main components of this technology are described below : composting, vermicompost, green manuring, crop rotation, biofertilizer, weeds control, organic pest control, nematode control, organic labeling.

4. Conclusion :
Organic farming products are free from chemical residue because organic farming is a system approach utilizing the natural cycles and biological interactions for crop production and protection.

5. New Vocabulary
a. Synthetic : not from authentic material ; mixture of several material
b. Resurgence : life again
c. Concern : problem
d. Green manures : the compost wich made of leaves
e. Weeds control : grass control
f. Palatable : delicious