A comparative analysis of organic and inorganic farming: A case study of Nalanda district in respect of Gobi crop

Pages: 1346-1349
Ghazala Shaheen (Department of Economics, Patna University, Patna, Bihar)

Organic Farming as the word connotes is the use of organic matter in farming. India going organic is nothing new as we have a long history of using the organic products. However green revolution applied breaks on it and now again after the gains of green revolution has started weaning out, the organic farming concept is back in business. Bihar is also experiencing a wave of back to organic farming revolution. However, in Bihar it is still in the infant stage with only a few pockets going organic. But on a positive note we can say that a step has been taken and hopefully we will build on it. This article has made a comparative analysis of Organic and Inorganic Farming in terms of Gobi (a widely grown & consumed vegetable in Bihar). The output, cost and price analysis has been made between the two farming methods. It analyses the actual gains for the farmers from the two types of farming. It also looks into the aspect of the problems that organic farming is facing in Nalanda which is preventing it to spread its roots in the district.