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    This document discusses organic farming and the problems with conventional inorganic farming. It summarizes the harmful effects of chemical pesticides and fertilizers on both the environment and human health, including increased risk of cancer, birth defects, and damage to organs. The document advocates for organic farming using natural fertilizers and pesticides. It also tells the story of the author's search for a traditional rice variety to grow organically on his farm instead of hybrid varieties used by other farmers.

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    This document discusses organic farming and the problems with conventional inorganic farming. It summarizes the harmful effects of chemical pesticides and fertilizers on both the environment and human health, including increased risk of cancer, birth defects, and damage to organs. The document advocates for organic farming using natural fertilizers and pesticides. It also tells the story of the author's search for a traditional rice variety to grow organically on his farm instead of hybrid varieties used by other farmers.

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    WEL-COME

    WEL-COME
    1.3 THE CALL
    OF
    THE SOIL
    A SCENT OF A RICE
    (By- Venkat Iyer)
     WHAT DO WE DO BEFORE EATING
    FRUITS/VEGETABLES BROUGHT FROM
    MARKET?
    HAVE YOU HEARD OF FOOD
    ADULTERATION?
    WHAT IS FOOD ADULTERATION?
    Addition of IMPURE,
    UNSAFE Substances to
    a food Item
    to increase its Quantity.
    DO YOU THINK THE
    GRAINS/VEGETABLES/FRUITS YOU BUY
    FROM MARKET ARE COMPLETELY SAFE AND
    HEALTHY?

    WHY?
    Conventional Farming (Inorganic Farming)

    Some Farmers are practicing the use of


    Chemical Fertilizers, Chemical Pesticides
    to increase their yield. This is creating
    Several HAZARDOUS Health Issues in
    today’s Generation…
    WHAT ARE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
    INORGANIC FARMING ?

    Effects on Ecosystem-
     -waterway pollution
     -chemical burns to crops
     -increased air pollution
     -acidification of soil
     -mineral depletion of soil
    HARMFUL EFFECTS ON HUMAN BEINGS

    Eg. Diseases such as -


    Different types of Cancer,
    Brain & Nervous System damage,

    Birth Defects, Infertility,


    Damage to the liver, kidneys, lungs
    and other body Organs.
    HAVE YOU HEARD OF ORGANIC FARMING?
    ORGANIC FARMING –
    -CROPS ARE GROWN BY USING –
    -NATURAL (Organic) FERTILIZERS,
    -NATURAL (Organic) PESTICIDES &
    -TRADITIONAL SEEDS.
     -Organic Fertilizers are of Organic Origin
     -Eg. COMPOST MANURES, GREEN MANURES.
    Organic Fertilizers
     Fertilizers derived from animal matter or
    wastes
     Human wastes, vegetable matter
     Eg. Compost Manure,
    Crop Residue,
    Earthworm manure etc.
    Compost (Green) Manure
    RICE VARIETIES AVAILABLE AT
    THE GROCER’S SHOP-

    -BASMATI
    -AMBEMOHAR

    -KOLAM
    -JASMINE
    -CHINOR
    -INDRAYANI
    TWO TYPES OF SEEDS-

    1)TRADITIONAL DESI VAREITY


    2)HYBRID VARIETY

    IN AGRICULTURE, Hybrid seed is produced by


    cross pollinated plants. Hybrid seed are
    commonplace in commercial farming ,
    especially to increase crop yields.
    THE CALL OF A SOIL
    A SCENT OF A RICE (By- Venkat Iyer)

    The present text is about the writer’s attempts to


    find a good variety of traditional rice to grow, as
    against the hybrids used by the other farmers. He
    pursues the matter till he ultimately reaches his
    goal. The writer propagates organic farming to
    ensure that the land is not ravaged and laid barren
    by farmers trying to make a living out of agriculture.
    Introduction of the Author-
    Venkateshwaran (Venkat) Iyer

    -Born in 1966.
    -Science Graduate & a Certified Project

    Management Professional.
    -Worked with IBM in Mumbai as a
    Project Manager for Software
    Implementation for 17 years.
    -Quit his white-Collar Job in 2004.
    -started Organic farming in Peth
    Village in Dahanu taluka,
    District- Palghar.
    -Wrote a famous book-
    ‘Moong Over Microchips’
    -The book depicts his journey from
    ‘a Techie to a Farmer’
    -Calls it a ‘Life-style change’ &
    not ‘Career Change’.
    The First Crop
    Moong (Green Gram) Dense Foliage
    Moong Pods Light Fuzz
    Chemical Pesticides
    Pest Resistant Variety
    GR4 Rice- Short Term Variety
    (Short duration Crop)

    Traditional Variety-
    (Long Duration Variety)
    -Pest Resistant
    -doesn’t require high inputs of
    fertilizers
    -no chemicals
    Kasbai Rice

    -Long-grained Traditional rice variety


    -distinct aroma (scent), milder than Basmati
    -Long Duration Crop
    - has disappeared from fields/market
    -farmers have stopped growing it long back
     
    Charpoy
    Farm without Fence
    Adivasi Hamlet
    Ramshackle houses
    Real People of India- who still held on to the
    Rich biodiversity of our land.
    THANK YOU
    Presentation By-
    Mr. K. P. PATIL
    Dept. of English
    Kirti College
    Dadar, Mumbai

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