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Research Paper | Agriculture | India | Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023

Dynamics of World Organic Farming

Pragati Sharma ^[2] | S. K. Chauhan

Abstract: Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It mainly relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation, and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and good quality of life for all involved. Therefore, considering the importance of organic farming in the conservation of natural resources, a study based on secondary data obtained from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements survey for the period 1999 to 2019,was planned to examine the trends and patterns in the growth of an area and the number of organic producers around the globe. The results revealed that the area covered by organic farming over the first two decades of the 21st century constituted a tiny part (1.5%) of the world's total agricultural land in 2019, whereas at the regional level, Oceania could devote the largest proportion (9.6%) of the agricultural land to organic farming in the same year. In absolute terms and by a number of countries, there has been a significant increase in the second decade of the 21st century. Among important countries, India followed by USA, France, Bolivia, Ukraine, Mexico, Spain, Kazakhstan, Brazil and Hungary witnessed the largest increase in organic farmland. In 2019, the number of organic producers has also grown significantly during the last decade with the highest of 13.66 lakh in India. The largest proportion of the world's total organic land has been devoted to arable crops wherein the cereals constituted its highest share. In absolute term, Australia followed by Argentina and Spain was found to be the nations with the greatest amount of organic agricultural land. The analysis further indicates that the countries with the highest share of organic agricultural land to farm land included Liechtenstein, Austria, Sao Tome and Principe, Estonia, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Uruguay, Italy and Latvia.

Keywords: Dynamics, organic agriculture, trends, pattern, countries

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023,

Pages: 1921 - 1925