World Organic Congress-2017

World Organic Congress-2017

Question: Which of the following statements is/are true about organic farming-?
(i) Organic agriculture initiates the use of natural ways to increase the health of soil
(ii) Organic agriculture avoids use of chemical fertilizers
(iii) Organic farming instigates domestic animals use to increase the sustainability of the farm
(a) Only (i)
(b) (i) &(ii)
(c) (ii) &(iii)
(d) (i),(ii) &(iii)
Ans: (d)
Related Facts:-

  • On 2017; Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the three-day (November 9-11) Organic World Congress – 2017 at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida.
  • Nearly 1,400 representatives from 110 countries and 2000 delegates from India have been participating in this congress.
  • The International Federation of Organic Farming Movements (IFOAM) and OAFI are organizing the event where 55 seeds group from 15 Indian states will showcase 4,000 varieties of seeds.
  • The Organic World Congress (OWC) is organized once every three years in a different country and this time it is being organised in India.
  • The goal is to move from organic India to the organic world.
  • Shri Singh said it is important to understand that India is one of the oldest organic agricultural nations of the world.
  • The exhibition of carefully preserved diverse indigenous seed varieties over generations is an important event of this congress.
  • The last edition of the Organic World Congress took place in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2014

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