ORGANIC OR CHEMICAL -
We can give all different names to farming, chemical, organic, inorganic or whatever, but the basic remains unchanged. Feed Inorganic elements (N,P,K, Zn, Cu,, Fe.......), protect the crop from diseases, weeds, insects and make sure the final produce, that's our food, should not carry what our body cant accommodate.
We have been developing technologies around this basic science, with an objective of making the fruit nutrient rich and reducing or eliminating any unaccommodating RESIDUE that may have been introduced during the process of cultivation. If we can do this successfully our food is safe.
So, the issue is not the method of farming, not the use of chemicals, it is actually "what remains within and on the surface of the fruit/vegetable". If we are able to follow guidelines for such controls, our food is 100% safe. If the farmer is aware that use of certain pesticide in particular period shouldn't be done as because the residue will harm human body, everything is just fine. Means they should know exactly when to use, how to use and why shouldnot do over dosing, I have seen farmers in most developed states, spraying pesticides every day, even after harvesting and same vegetable gets pesticide treatment after arriving at "mandi". I have seen farmers using 400-700kg DAP/acre, without having slightest idea that they are not only wasting their own money but also spoiling the soil. And such a practice push our country to become largest buyer of DAP in world and at a cost of losing everything to developed nations.
So, to restrict this and to make farmers aware, we all have to work together and work hard. If not worked on awareness farmers will be compelled to give their farming a "ORGANIC" tag and carry ongoing abrupt practices. Many in our industry have seen such a thing already going on.
We can give all different names to farming, chemical, organic, inorganic or whatever, but the basic remains unchanged. Feed Inorganic elements (N,P,K, Zn, Cu,, Fe.......), protect the crop from diseases, weeds, insects and make sure the final produce, that's our food, should not carry what our body cant accommodate.
We have been developing technologies around this basic science, with an objective of making the fruit nutrient rich and reducing or eliminating any unaccommodating RESIDUE that may have been introduced during the process of cultivation. If we can do this successfully our food is safe.
So, the issue is not the method of farming, not the use of chemicals, it is actually "what remains within and on the surface of the fruit/vegetable". If we are able to follow guidelines for such controls, our food is 100% safe. If the farmer is aware that use of certain pesticide in particular period shouldn't be done as because the residue will harm human body, everything is just fine. Means they should know exactly when to use, how to use and why shouldnot do over dosing, I have seen farmers in most developed states, spraying pesticides every day, even after harvesting and same vegetable gets pesticide treatment after arriving at "mandi". I have seen farmers using 400-700kg DAP/acre, without having slightest idea that they are not only wasting their own money but also spoiling the soil. And such a practice push our country to become largest buyer of DAP in world and at a cost of losing everything to developed nations.
So, to restrict this and to make farmers aware, we all have to work together and work hard. If not worked on awareness farmers will be compelled to give their farming a "ORGANIC" tag and carry ongoing abrupt practices. Many in our industry have seen such a thing already going on.
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