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Biodiversity thrives on organic farms [1]

Biodiversity is a commonly used word to describe the variety of life on earth. It refers to the wide range of living organisms: microbes, plants, animals and their habitats. Biodiversity on organic farms accounts for efficient nutrient recycling and effective insect management. An organic farm is a balanced system where the problem of insects is well taken care of by their natural
predators. Therefore, most farms rich in biodiversity possess greater resilience and are able to recover more readily from stress such
as drought, pests, diseases, epidemics, etc.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Living Field [2]
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Tags:
Biodiversity [3], Organic Farming [4], Biodiversity Conservation [5], Kodagu [6], Western Ghats [7], Insects [8], Plantation Crops [9], Coffee [10], Natural Pesticides [11], Integrated Pest management (IPM) [12]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/living-field
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-farming
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kodagu
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plantation-crops
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coffee
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-pesticides
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/integrated-pest-management-ipm