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renewable and are diminishing in availability. It may also cost seriously on countries

foreign exchange in future.
The main purpose of organic farming is to maintain production of quality food with

little or zero effect on the environment. This purpose cannot be fully achieved by
current agricultural practices, i.e. inorganic farming, so the requirement to promote

organic farming which is able of providing solutions to the current agricultural harms
and help to achieve optimal production of quality food sustainably. Even though, the

global awareness regarding environmental degradation and climatic change that could

result from ignoring organic farming and the threats it poses to sustainable
agricultural production.

Literature review
Organic farming emphasizes the use of renewable natural resources and their

recycling (Emsley, 2001). It augments soil organic matter content, raises soil pH, and
increases nutrient exchange and water holding capacity of soil (Williams, 1999).

Nigeria appears to be at the early stage of the development of organic agriculture,
with very small farms or projects claim to be organic and even fewer operating a

predictable form of certified organic agriculture (Harris, 2006). Organic farming has

more potential than conventional farming in building healthy soil which is the
establishment of food chain. It reduces harmful chemicals and pesticides out of the

food that we eat, preventing disease and having vantage role in promoting human
health. Organic products are lower in water content, reserving higher nutrient density

richer in iron, magnesium, vitamin C, and antioxidants and more balanced with
essential amino acids than conventional products (IFOAM, 2005). Kundan Kumar

(2016) in his article measures the attitude of farmer towards Organic Farming. A total

of 5statement were prepared, for which Likert method of summated ratings was
followed. And these statements were administered to the 30 numbers of farmer from

non-sample area from two villages each covering of 15 farmers. Final lists of

21Statements were selected based on the values obtained from the item analysis. The
conclusion is that necessary to make out the attitude of farmers, and for the same

purpose a scale has been developed comprising of 21 statements which can be used to
measure the attitude of farmers towards organic farming.

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