Farmers’ Perception Towards the Benefits of Organic Farming in Haryana

Abstract

This study aims to examine the farmers’ perception towards the benefits of organic farming in Haryana. These benefits are categorised into three parts: health benefits, environmental benefits and economic benefits. The new era of modernisation required the sustainable growth of mankind as the advancement in all aspects of human life has serious drawbacks. In terms of agriculture and allies, organic farming is considered more friendly to human life and the universe. So, this study has been related to agriculture as the farmers who are engaging in organic farming–related activities are included in this study. The data were collected with a semi-structured questionnaire, and convenience and snowball sampling were used for data collection. A total of 250 farmers were included in this study. Statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, t-test and one-way ANOVA were employed for data analysis. The results revealed that certified, educated and experienced farmers have high agreement towards the benefits of organic farming. So, the concerned authorities should motivate educated farmers to adopt organic farming and ensure the certification of their products.