Questions -Analyze how the digital transformation of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India helps address the challenges it faces.(200 words)
Permaculture is a system of farming that aims to create a sustainable and self sufficient ecosystem by integrating plants, animals and human beings. It is a holistic approach that considers the farm as an ecosystem and tries to minimize external inputs. The main objective of permaculture is to creatRead more
Permaculture is a system of farming that aims to create a sustainable and self sufficient ecosystem by integrating plants, animals and human beings. It is a holistic approach that considers the farm as an ecosystem and tries to minimize external inputs. The main objective of permaculture is to create a stable and productive system that can sustain itself over time.
Conventional chemical farming also known as modern or intensive farming, is a system of farming that uses synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and irrigation to increase crop production.
Differences between Permaculture and Conventional chemical farming –
- Permaculture farming avoids synthetic chemicals using natural methods and organic inputs whereas Conventional chemical farming relies heavily on synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, differing fundamentally.
- Permaculture farming promotes biodiversity, integrating diverse crops, trees, animals and microorganisms whereas Conventional chemical farming focuses on monocultures, specializing in single, high yielding crop varieties, lacking diversity.
- Permaculture farming conserves water through rainwater harvesting, mulching and drip irrigation whereas Conventional chemical farming relies on intensive irrigation systems, wasting water and depleting groundwater resources.
- Permaculture farming enhances soil health through organic amendments, composting and minimal tillage whereas Conventional chemical farming degrades soil fertility with synthetic fertilizers, intensive tillage and monocultures.
- Permaculture farming minimizes environmental impact through sustainable practices, conserving biodiversity and reducing pollution whereas Conventional chemical farming contributes to soil erosion, water pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss.
- Permaculture farming promotes diverse, heirloom and native crop varieties, prioritizing nutrition and ecosystem balance whereas Conventional chemical farming focuses on high yielding, genetically modified (GM) and hybrid crops.
- Permaculture farming adopts a holistic, regenerative and adaptive approach, mimicking nature whereas Conventional chemical farming follows a reductionist, mechanized and yield driven approach, prioritizing efficiency and profit over sustainability.
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