ORGANIC FRUIT PRODUCTION: STRATEGIES, EXPORT POTENTIAL AND FUTURE THRUST
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Organic farming is defined as a holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity (FAO/WHO, 2013). Components of organic farming are green manures, crop rotation, vermicompost, bio-fertilizers, bio-dynamic farming, biological pest control, EM – technology, bio-stimulants, bio-films and use of liquid organic manures like Jeevamrut, Beejamrut, Vermiwash, Sanjivak and Panchgavya. Rapid increase of human population together with global climate variability resulted in increased demand of plant based food (Varshney et al., 2011). Fruits, thus, have an essential role to enhance quality of humankind life as they are rich source of fibers, vitamins, micronutrients and phytonutrients essential for human health. India is the second largest producer of fruits in the world after China with a production of 91.7 million MT during 2016-17. Fruits produced in India have greater export potential as they have larger demand around the world. Organic fruit production is a system to lower the cost of production and enhance the fruit quality to reduce health hazards produced by conventional farming systems. So a paradigm shift to organic fruit production is the need of the hour to enhance quality of life.
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