Organic Agriculture

What is meant by organic agriculture?

           Organic Agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects.

Organic farming

Description: Organic farming is an agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices. Certified organic agriculture accounts for 70 million hectares globally, with over half of that total in Australia. Wikipedia

Who Accredits Organic Farmers in the Philippines?

Please click the link: http://bafs.da.gov.ph/index.php/organic-agriculture/accreditation-section

The Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (Republic Act No. 10068). 

        The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards is the authority responsible for granting official accreditation to organic certifying bodies and entities, and for the registration of organic food and organic input producers.

What is the importance of RA 10068 in the proliferation of organic agriculture?

   It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote, propagate, develop further and implement the practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines that will cumulatively condition and enrich the fertility of the soil, increase farm productivity, reduce pollution and destruction of the environment, prevent the ...6 Apr 2010