About Lesson
CONSTRAINTS OF ORGANIC FARMING
1.Lack of adequate information
- Organic products, crop and area on organic cultivation, technology of organic farming, marketing, suppliers of inputs etc.
2.Lack of production technology
- Lack of adequate research on farming practices.
- The development of package of practices (POP) in different crops and varieties
- Inputs like organic seeds, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides
- Lack of government initiatives, policies and assistance
- The norms and standards on inspection and certification in organic agriculture have not been established yet at government level.
- Nepal government has given less priority to organic agriculture compare to inorganic agriculture.
- There is no special provision of supports like subsidy for seed and organic fertilizers, compensation for crops, awards to the farmers etc.
- Labor intensive farming
- Urban and in rural areas where the scarcity of labor exist the cost of cultivation might be high.
- Option to improve food security
- The belief of people that organic agriculture is not a feasible option to improve food security. i.e farmers are hesitating to accept new organic technologies.
6.Awareness
- Lack of consumer’s and the producer’s awareness, usefulness and benefits of organic products.
