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                             SOIL HEALTH   Soil health is a state of a soil meeting its range of ecosystem functions as appropriate to its environment. In more colloquial terms, the health of soil arises from favorable interactions of all soil components that belong together, as in microbiota, plants and animals        “To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.”   Soil health, also referred to as soil quality, is defined as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. This definition speaks to the importance of managing soils so they are sustainable for future generations.                 IMPORTANT CHARACTER OF HEALTHY SOIL   He...

  PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC FARMING The  Principles of Organic Agriculture  were established by the  International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements  (IFOAM) in September, 2005. They are aspirations for  organic farming . The Principles were approved by the General Assembly of IFOAM on September 25, 2005. The General Assembly of IFOAM approved the Principles of Organic Agriculture on September 28, 2005. The principles were developed during an intensive two-year participatory process The aim of the principles is both to inspire the  organic movement  and to describe the purpose of organic agriculture to the wider world. The organic sector has grown significantly in recent years. Along with that growth have come opportunities and challenges. The IFOAM General Assembly concluded that there was a need to elaborate the basic values of organic agriculture. The principles are intended to "apply to agriculture in the broadest sense, inc...

  ORGANIC COMPOST (s)       Manure is  organic matter  that is used as  organic fertilizer  in  agriculture . Most manure consists of animal  feces ; other sources include  compost  and  green manure . Manures contribute to the  fertility of soil  by adding organic matter and  nutrients , such as  nitrogen , that are utilised by  bacteria ,  fungi  and other organisms in the  soil . Higher organisms then feed on the fungi and bacteria in a chain of life that comprises the  soil food web Compost  is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting. This process recycles various organic materials otherwise regarded as waste products and produces a soil conditioner (the compost). Compost is rich in nutrients. composting is an important part of organic gardening. Depending on the methods used, compost can ...

  As it pertains to agriculture, sustainable describes farming systems that are "capable of maintaining their productivity and usefulness to society indefinitely. Such systems... must be resource-conserving, socially supportive, commercially competitive, and environmentally sound." Sustainable agriculture is  farming  in  sustainable  ways, which means meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs.  It can be based on an understanding of  ecosystem services . There are many methods to increase the sustainability of agriculture. When developing agriculture within  sustainable food systems , it is important to develop flexible business process and farming practices Sustainable agriculture is a type of agriculture that focuses on producing long-term crops and livestock while having minimal effects on the environment. This type of agriculture tries...