Organic Farming Improves Soil Health Sustainability and Crop Productivity

Abstract

Organic farming increases soil sustainability and crop production. Demands for healthy food and a sustainable environment have increased interest in alternative conservative production systems and led to the introduction of the concept of organic farming. Plants are continually dealing with increasingly evolving and potentially harmful external environmental factors. Organic farming is very important to protect the environment, minimize soil degradation and erosion, reduce pollution, optimize biological productivity, and promote a healthy state of health. Soil quality and fertility are a concern today to boost the sustainability of our agricultural system. Soil fertility is more important than the supply of macro and micronutrients to plants in organic farming systems (OFSs). Effective management of fertility takes into account plant, soil organic matter (SOM), and soil biology. This chapter focuses on: (i) impact of organic farming on physical properties of soils; (ii) status of organic farming; (iii) impact of organic farming on plant growth and yield.