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Organic Farming: A Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Approach to Agriculture

  ABSTRACT: By preserving soil organic matter and promoting beneficial microorganisms, organic farming helps improve soil structure, water-holding capacity, and long-term land productivity. In addition to environmental benefits, organic farming supports human health and rural livelihoods by producing safe, chemical-free food and reducing farmers' dependence on expensive external inputs. It also promotes biodiversity, conserves natural resources, and minimizes pollution of soil and water bodies. Organic farming offers a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture and is essential to attaining food security, ecological balance, and sustainable agricultural development, despite potential drawbacks including lower initial yields and increased labour requirements. INTRODUCTION: Using natural processes, biodiversity, and ecological balance instead of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, genetically modified organisms, or growth regulators, organic farming is a sustainable agricult...