Community Organic Farming – A Collaborative Approach for Sustainable Development

Abstract

Good agricultural practices have positive influence on the environment and especially on soil, flora and fauna. It works in synchronization with nature rather than against it. With the growing consumer interest towards healthy living with healthy food, organic farming is potentially a unique opportunity for economic prosperity. All the stake holders coming together to form community collective groups for establishing sustainable agricultural practices is the way forward. Implementing of modern methods in organic way increases 10-20 percent of manpower requirement and individual earning capacity as compared to the old-style, with wide planting crops throughout the year. The major crisis in rural areas is urban migration, support to organic farming through sustainable practices halt the migration and thus support in rural development. Communities coming together to create the history of food by tracking food supply chain right from the ‘plant to plate’ ensuring the sustainability benefits to both farmers and customers. Here the Government’s vision is to empower the farmers and increase the bargaining power through convergence of technology. To fulfill the dream of farmers earning their share of returns with a strategic approach. The present paper, based on the review of secondary data, presented a collaborative conceptual model, how community organic farming can be worked out in the developing states of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana.