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Principles
Principle of Health.
The health of soil, plant, animal, human and planet is indivisible and interdependent and as such the role of OA, whether in farming, processing, distribution, or consumption, should be to sustain and enhance the health of ecosystems and organisms from the smallest in the soil to human beings.
Principle of Ecology
Organic agriculture should be based on living ecological systems and cycles, working with them, emulating them and help sustain them. Organic management must be adapted to local conditions, ecology, culture, and scale. The reduction of inputs by reusing, recycling and efficiently managing materials and energy will contribute to improved environmental quality and will conserve resources.
Principle of Fairness.
This principle emphasizes that those involved in organic agriculture should conduct human relationships in a manner that ensures fairness at all levels and to all parties – farmers, workers, processors, distributors, traders, and consumers. It also insists that animals should be provided with the conditions and opportunities of life according to their physiology, natural behavior, and well-being. Natural and environmental resources that are used for production and consumption should be managed in a socially and ecologically fair way and should be held in trust for future generations. Fairness requires systems of production, distribution and trade that are open and equitable and account for real environmental and social costs.
Principle of Care.
Organic agriculture should be managed in a precautionary and responsible manner to protect the health and well-being of current and future generations and the environment. Care should be taken in choosing new technologies so that they are safe, healthy, and ecologically sound.
Naturally occurring organic fertilizers include peat, which is a brown deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in wet acidic conditions. Organic fertilizers also include biofertilizers which are substances containing living micro-organisms which, when applied to seeds, plant surfaces, or soil, colonize the rhizosphere and promote growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant. Organic fertilizers improve the bio-physical and chemical properties of the soil, which are important for not only enhancing the nutrient and water holding and infiltration capacity of the soil, but also for improving the overall health of the soil. Therefore, relying on organic fertilizers enhances a farm’s resilience.
Remember that healthy soil would ensure proper retention and release of water and nutrients, it promotes and sustains root growth, maintains soil biotech habitat, responds to management, and resist degradation. So, that is why maintaining the soil health is of utmost importance for natural resources, the people who are dealing with different types of natural resources.