ORGANIC FARMING AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH
Introduction The increasing health problems and environmental challenges in today’s world has made many of us become more conscious about what we eat and how it directly or indirectly affects our health. With the high use of pesticides, chemicals and fertilizers by conventional farmers just to make more profits on their agricultural products leading to health problems for many people has lead to Organic farming gaining more attention as a healthier and sustainable alternative. What is Organic Farming? According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Organic Farming is a holistic production management system that avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and genetically modified organisms, minimizes pollution of air, soil, and water, and optimizes the health and productivity of interdependent communities of plants, animals, and people. This means that farm produce, including animal products we consume from organic farms are produced without harmful chemicals that n...