DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC FARMING - THE RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE
Maria ALEXEEVA
Abstrakt
According to the opinion of many experts, ecological production differs from traditional production not only by an absence of harmful substances, but also by a curative effect. Animals which eat ecological feed are stronger and produce better offspring. The great taste and aroma of foodstuffs made at ecological farms cannot be compared with the taste and aroma of foodstuffs madę in the traditional way using fertilizers. So, ecological (also called biological, organie) farming is a form of agriculture in which promotion of a natural way of life is fundamental. It is not productivity and short-term profit that have paramount value, but protection of soil, water, air, plants, animals and people. By purchasing ecological bread or an ecological apple, you not only help your health improve, but also you contribute to a highly worthy business. Excluding the use of hazardous substances and minerał fertilizers does not suffice for traditional agriculture to become ecological agriculture. A farmer involved in ecological agriculture cannot fight against weeds, pest or a lack of nutrients by Chemical methods. Preventative maintenance becomes his or her indispensable duty. The basis of such preventive
maintenance is attention to the soil and all the phenomena connected with it. Ali the aims of the farmer are aimed at maintaining and increasing soil fertility, because productivity and ąuality of production depends purely on the Health of the soil [Nakaryakova, 2001]. This paper analyzes the condition of organie farming in the North-West Region of Russia and the form of the institutional framework reąuired for its development.
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