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  2. History of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Double monsoons led to two harvests being reaped in one year. [5] Indian products soon reached the world via existing trading networks and foreign crops were introduced to India. [5] [6] Plants and animals—considered essential to their survival by the Indians—came to be worshiped and venerated. [7]

  3. Organic farming - Wikipedia

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    The national target via the National Plan for Organic Farming is to attain, by 2021, 1.3 million rai (2,100 square kilometres; 800 square miles) of organically farmed land. Another target is for 40% of the produce from these farmlands to be consumed domestically. [238] Much progress has been made: [239] [240] [238]

  4. List of countries with organic agriculture regulation - Wikipedia

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    This list documents the status of formal government-standards, regulations, and certification of organic farming and organic food. List of countries with regulations on organic agriculture [ edit ]

  5. History of organic farming - Wikipedia

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    The term "organic farming" was coined by Walter James (Lord Northbourne), a student of Biodynamic Agriculture, in his book Look to the Land (written in 1939, published 1940). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In this text, James described a holistic, ecologically balanced approach to farming, "the farm as organism," [ 12 ] basing this on Steiner's agricultural ...

  6. Organic Farming Association of India - Wikipedia

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    Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI) is a pan Indian organisation for organic farmers. It claims to be the biggest network for organic farmers. The organisation organize various conferences, conventions and events to promote organic farming. [2] The organisation also hosted "Organic World Congress" in 2017.

  7. Agriculture in India - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...

  8. Sustainable agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Ecological farming is a concept that focused on the environmental aspects of sustainable agriculture. Ecological farming includes all methods, including organic, which regenerate ecosystem services like: prevention of soil erosion, water infiltration and retention, carbon sequestration in the form of humus, and increased biodiversity. [137]

  9. Subhash Palekar - Wikipedia

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    Subhash Palekar (born 2 February 1949) is an Indian agriculturist who practiced and wrote many books about Subhash Palekar Natural Farming (previously called Zero Budget Natural Farming). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Palekar was born in 1949 [ 3 ] in a small village Belora in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India, and he has an agricultural background.