Knowledge Gap About Organic Farming Practices of Farmers of Bageshwar District of Uttarakhand

Abstract

Organic farming is not new to our country. For almost
the last fifty years indian agricultural practices have mainly
concentrated on increasing yield, leading to cultivation of
mono crops. This in turn has made the crops highly
vulnerable to pest attacks, soil becoming barren and
ground water, toxic. In addition, the raising input cost and
fertilizer shortage have made farmers try organic methods
as an alternative to chemical farming.