Agriculture is without doubt the mainstay of human
beings on this planet. Food security ranks first in any nation's agenda.
It is the means of our survival. Due to its immense importance,
countries have spent vast resources, employed scientific know-how and
technology to improve agricultural yield. The fall out has been
depletion in soil nutrients, productivity and chemical buildup in soil
and water. This has steadily seeped into agri-products and ingestion of
which has lead of accumulation of these harmful materials in animals and
human beings alike.
An interesting paper titled “Impact of pesticides
use in agriculture: their benefits and hazards” published in the journal
- Interdisciplinary Toxicology, Volume 2, Number 1 / March 2009 talks
in depth about impact on humans, through food commodities, impact on
environment and surface water contamination. It cites references of
instances where people are showing signs of hormonal imbalance, cancer,
skin, eye eruptions, nausea, reproductive problems etc. The most
affected people are those who directly work in the farms.
It is clear that the synthetic means of agriculture though are able to
produce certain selected products is not really sustainable. Many
developed countries are actively pursuing the alternative to synthetic
agriculture – Organic Farming. The quest is for self-reliance and
long-term sustainability through use of natural means.
The Root of the Matter - SAHARIA ORGANIC RESORT
Shri. Binod Saharia, an Organic Farming enthusiast is actively pursuing his interest in organic farming. He has developed a nice resort which is unique and “hatke” from the regular resorts dotting the map. In Saharia Organic Resort, he provides organic farming and natural living conditions for tourists who can have hands on experience in the farms which is otherwise missing from our gadget-packed urban lifestyle. SMEWORLD conducted an interaction with this visionary to understand organic farming from a practitioner's angle.
Shri. Binod Saharia, an Organic Farming enthusiast is actively pursuing his interest in organic farming. He has developed a nice resort which is unique and “hatke” from the regular resorts dotting the map. In Saharia Organic Resort, he provides organic farming and natural living conditions for tourists who can have hands on experience in the farms which is otherwise missing from our gadget-packed urban lifestyle. SMEWORLD conducted an interaction with this visionary to understand organic farming from a practitioner's angle.
Published in SMEWORLD Feb 2012 Issue. Click here to read the entire article
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