Organic agriculture definition

Organic agriculture means a system of farm design and management to create an eco system of agriculture production without the use of synthetic external inputs such as chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides and synthetic hormones or Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

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Organic agriculture or “organic farming” means farm practices that adhere to the regulations of USDA Organic Foods Production Act

Organic agriculture means a system for maintaining the natural fertility of soil, biological diversity of species and the ecological balance in the environment.

Examples of Organic agriculture in a sentence

• Organic agriculture sometimes favours informal seed markets, however, ones based not on the sale of certified seed according to the rules of conventional agriculture, but instead on “participatory” or “cooperative” approaches to certification.

• The grievant has the right to have an Association representative during all steps of the procedure.

• Organic agriculture builds on relationships that ensure fairness, equity, respect, and justice between the different actors of the food chain (IFOAM 2008b).

• Organic agriculture benefits the environment through reduction in water use, groundwater pollution, fossil fuels use, and harmful chemicals entering the environment (Gomiero et al., 2011).

• Our implementation of Organic agriculture is achieved through the OPDSA cycle (Observe Plan Do Study Act), in partnership with our clients and the communities.

• Organic agriculture has a fantastic opportunity to apply some of these strategies in the buffer to enhance overall sustainability.

• Organic agriculture is based on four principles, namely: health, ecology, fairness and care (IFOAM 2008a).

More Definitions of Organic agriculture

Organic agriculture means the production of organic products or inputs using soil, water, plants, animals and natural resources. Other processes such as harvesting, cutting, processing, sorting, packaging, labeling, preservation, storage, transportation, marketing, import and export, and access to the consumer are integral parts of "organic farming".

Organic agriculture means a holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity, emphasizes the use of management practices in preference to the use of off-farm inputs, taking into account that regional conditions require locally adapted systems;