• Shobhna Goyal

India being an agriculture economy, needs to strive for innovations in the farming methods in order to feed the population and to provide livelihood to the farmers. As per UPSA (Usual Principal Status Approach) 46.1% were estimated to be employed in agriculture sector. This sector has been practising the traditional methods of farming since centuries and hence remained at the mercy of weather conditions. However, since last two decades agriculture sector has undergone a makeshift with the technological advancements coming up with new methods of farming like organic farming, poly farming, Hydro phonics (soil free farming) etc. This paper is a concept paper on organic farming which discussed the concept, components and the challenges, however, some secondary data have also been used to support the proposition.

Conventional Farming, Hydro phonics, Natural Predators, Trap Crop

"Organic Farming: Concept, Components and Challenges", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no.1459-1468, December-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912192.pdf

"Organic Farming: Concept, Components and Challenges", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no. pp1459-1468, December-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912192.pdf