Category Archives: ORGANIC AND NATURAL FARMING STANDARD

PENSIJILAN SKIM ORGANIK MALAYSIA (SOM)

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Malaysian Standard MS1529:2001 The Production, Processing, Labeling and Marketing of Plant Based Organically Produced Foods.

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Standard Skim Organik Malaysia

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International Standards of Organic Farming (from IFOAM)

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International standards

The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) has produced a set of international organic standards, laid down by people from many countries. These give guidelines about what organic farming is and how it
should be practiced on the farm. International standards are also used to help countries set their own standards,
which take into account different farming systems. Many countries have an organic standards authority which lays down national standards and awards a symbol to farms which have followed the standards. This symbol then allows farmers to market certified organic produce. This is important, as it ensures that people know that the food which they buy is organic.

The main principles of organic farming were laid down by IFOAM in 1992.

  • To produce food of high nutritional quality in sufficient quantity.
  • To interact in a constructive and life enhancing way with all natural systems and cycles.
  • To encourage and enhance biological cycles within the farming system, involving micro-organisms, soil flora and      fauna, plants and animals.
  • To maintain and increase long term fertility of soils.
  • To use, as far as possible, renewable resources in locally organized agricultural systems.
  • To work, as far as possible, within a closed system with regard to organic matter and nutrient elements. This aims to reduce external inputs.
  • To work, as far as possible, with materials and substances which can be reused or recycled, either on the farm or elsewhere.
  • To give all livestock living conditions which will allow them to perform the basic aspects of their innate behaviour.
  • To minimise all forms of pollution that may result from agricultural practices.
  • To maintain the genetic diversity of the agricultural system and its surroundings, including the protection of plant and wildlife habitats.
  • To allow agricultural producers a living according to the UN human rights; to cover their basic needs and obtain an adequate return and satisfaction from their work, including a safe working environment.
  • To consider the wider social and ecological impact of the farming system.

What is Organic Farming

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HDRA – the organic organisation

Organic Farming

What is organic farming?

Organic farming works in harmony with nature rather than against it. This involves using techniques to achieve good crop yields without harming the natural environment or the people who live and work in it. The methods and materials that organic farmers use are summarised as follows:

To keep and build good soil structure and fertility:
• recycled and composted crop wastes and animal manures
• the right soil cultivation at the right time
• crop rotation
• green manures and legumes
• mulching on the soil surface

To control pests, diseases and weeds:
• careful planning and crop choice
• the use of resistant crops
• good cultivation practice
• crop rotation
• encouraging useful predators that eat pests
• increasing genetic diversity
• using natural pesticides

Organic farming also involves:
• careful use of water resources
• good animal husbandry

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