Arun GC
Ever since humans started farming, they have been searching for ways to produce more and more agricultural products. The glory of cow dung is described in the Vedas, while Roman and Egyptian civilizations also used various organic and minehaibike sduro fullseven lt 4.0 2019 pumpkin spice steek oorbellen adidas femme sarenza creolen gold gucci epson printer xp 2100 josh allen womens jersey porte manteau canac air jordan 4 military black cicás hosszúujjú gyerekpóló tamaris myggia nike wmns internationalist rosa marella outlet jakne champion ανταλλακτικα πλυντηριο ρουχων πιτσοςral fertilizers.
Oxford University scientists have proven that manure was used for farming in Europe eight thousand years ago. After seeing the good effect of ground bones on the crops, there is a history of England importing a large amount of bones from the rest of Europe in 1815. After the death of a domestic animal, we have an old tradition of burying the dead body and planting fruit plants on it.
Until the 19th century, agriculture around the world was completely free of synthetic chemicals. But when in 1839, John B. Lodges developed super phosphate by reacting bone in sulfuric acid in England, then the use of synthetic chemicals began.
Justus von Liebing’s research on fertilizers in 1840 became a historical development for the widespread use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture. He discovered the ‘Theory of Mineral Nutrients’ and the ‘Law of Minimal’. He discovered that plants take nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) from the soil. His conclusion was that if we want to maintain or increase the fertility of the soil, we need to continuously add NPK to the fields.
In 1861, the production of potash-containing chemical fertilizers began in Germany. In the case of nitrogenous chemical fertilizers, calcium nitrate produced from nitric acid in 1903 was the first chemical fertilizer. After the production of synthesized ammonia in 1913, many types of nitrogenous chemical fertilizers have been produced.
Organic agriculture is not just the livelihood of an entrepreneur. This is an independent agricultural system. No system is sustainable unless one is assured of adequate production and minimum savings to sustain his family. For this, sufficient research, clarity in the understanding of all the concerned stakeholders, commitment to the concept that agriculture is not for profit but agriculture for life, if all efforts to profit certain groups in the name of organics are not to fail and this means a journey without political understanding, giving no destination.
(Taxar Magazine, July 2022, page 13-15)