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| For Mother Earth |
| Conventional agricultural methods affect nature on multiple levels. The past decade has seen the resurgence of organic farming practices that reduce and sometimes reverse the adverse impact on our natural resources. |
| At Arvind Agribusiness, we not only encourage wider adoption of organic farming practices,
we also strive to find newer and bigger markets for organic produce so that organic farming becomes more lucrative and attract more farmers. |
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| Advantages of Organic Farming |
| No Exposure
to Synthetic Chemicals |
Preservation of Soil and
Groundwater |
Less Dependence on Non-
renewable Energy Sources |
| Pollution of groundwater through synthetic fertilizers and pesticides is a major problem. Organic agriculture replaces these harmful chemicals with manures. |
Practices like crop rotations, inter-cropping, symbiotic associations, cover crops, manures and minimum tillage help rebuild the soil constituents and replenish groundwater levels. |
Decreased use of agrochemical leads to savings in the energy used to manufacture them. Organic agriculture also helps mitigate global warming through carbon sequestration in the soil. |
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| Additionally, our projects under Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and RTRS are aimed towards building an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable model that helps increase farm productivity, enhance rural biodiversity and enable decent work practices. Currently we have a large footprint of 15,815 ha under BCI cultivation and 40,000 acres under RTRS cultivation. |
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| Advantages of Sustainable Farming |
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Effective
land use |
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Minimized
pollution |
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Better waste
management |
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Farm biodiversity
preservation |
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Reduction of emissions and increased
sequestration of greenhouse gases |
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Responsible expansion of soybean cultivation |
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