Bio Dynamic Farming: A Future Agriculture Farming

Abstract

In present agriculture scenario the China ranks first and India ranks second worldwide in farm output. With 2.6 billion people, India and China account for 35% of the world's population. China alone feeds 22% of world population with only 10% of the planet arable land but 60.3 percent of India’s land area is agricultural land as “share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. At 157.35 million hectares, India holds the second largest agricultural land globally which show more chances to feed growing population with enhanced productivity. But at present the use of agricultural chemicals has significant effect on food chain and micro-organisms of the soil. Further, depletion of non-renewable sources of energy and escalating price of fertilizers are the issues of concern with respect to agricultural productivity. Because of chemicalization of agriculture has resulted in the deterioration of soil health, thereby culminating environmental pollution and stagnation in the productivity. Indiscriminate use of agro-chemicals during the last 5-6 decades has adversely affected the soil fertility, crop productivity, produce quality and particularly the environment.