Vol. 16 No. 3
Need for agrochemicals in era of organic farming: An economic study
Author(s): G. K. VANI, G. BHANDARI, V. R. RENJINI, S. SAHU AND P. MISHRA
Abstract: Over the last half century, global gross agricultural output has more grown exponentially debunking the Malthusian fear of food supplies being outstripped by rapid population growth. Green revolution has changed the scenario of food production but with higher cost to environment. To reduce damage to environment from use of chemical-intensive production practices, researchers suggest organic agricultural practices. The present study attempts to find out the contribution and relationship of chemical use to agricultural growth at global context. This will help to understand the scenario at aggregate level and will indicate how feasible the recommended substitution is. Secondary data and simple regression have been used for this purpose. The findings of the study indicate that though excess use of pesticides and fertilizers results in low yield levels but still we cannot substitute organic farming for agrochemicals based farming.
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