Adoption of organic farming practice among certified organic farmers in western zone of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Agriculture is the driving force of economy of our country. There is growing awareness of health and environmental issues associated with the indiscriminate use of pesticides and fertilizers. The alternative form of production such as organic farming is the spectrum of production methods that is supportive of the environment. Three districts viz., Coimbatore, Erode and Tirupur were selected based on maximum number of certified organic farmers for the study purpose. A sample of 90 farmers was selected by using proportionate random sampling technique. The respondents were interviewed personally by a well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The results of the study revealed that cent per cent of the certified organic farmers had adopted application of farmyard manure, panchagavya and jeevamruth two third of the respondents adopted seed treatment with panchagavya and jeevamruth, multiple cropping, drip irrigation, mulching with crop biomass, intercropping system and spraying herbal repellant like ingi poondu karaisal and five leaf extracts. For pest management of the organic farming.