Introduction to organic agriculture
Organic agriculture is an integrated production management system that promotes and enhances agroecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It emphasizes the use of natural inputs (i.e. mineral and products derived from plants) and the renunciation of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Author: FAO Strategic Objective 5 – Resilience, in FAO, IFOAM - Organics International
Organization: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Year: 2020
Type: Practices
Full text available at: https://www.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/8359
Content language: English