How is permaculture farming different from conventional chemical farming?

  1. Permaculture farming discourages monocultural practices but in conventional chemical farming, monoculture practices are pre-dominant.
  2. Conventional chemical farming can cause increase in soil salinity but the occurrence of such phenomenon is not observed in permaculture farming.
  3. Conventional chemical farming is easily possible in semi-arid regions but permaculture farming is not so easily possible in such regions
  4. Practice of mulching is very important in permaculture farming but not necessarily so in conventional chemical farming.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims]

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 4 only

(d) 2 and 3


Answer: (b)

Explanation:

  • Permaculture is a farming approach that takes a holistic view of a piece of land, considering the plants and animals living on it, and incorporating social structures that promote sustainable agriculture.
  • This method breaks down each element of the food cycle, analyzing its needs and contributions, and then combines them to form a self-supporting ecosystem.
  • Permaculture avoids monoculture, as it depletes necessary nutrients over time and leads to barren land.
  • Similarly, the use of artificial fertilizers can build up salts in the soil, making it inhospitable to plants.
  • To combat these issues, permaculture emphasizes the use of mulching and encourages crop diversity.

Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

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