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Improvement in Food Resources — Science STD 9 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceImprovement in Food Resources4 Marks
Question
What is organic farming? What are its advantages?
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Answer

Organic farming is a technique, which involves cultivation of plants and rearing of animals in natural ways. It relies on ecologically balanced agricultural principles like crop rotation, green manure, organic waste, biological pest control, mineral and rock additives.
Its advantages are:
  1. It replenishes the nutrients of soil without harming the environment.
  2. It does not cause pollution.
  3. The food produced by this method is poison free and tastes better.
  4. It is drought resistance.

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