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Bolstering Organic Food Testing Capabilities in India

  Bolstering Organic Food Testing Capabilities in India Organic foods are foods produced by organic farming that use natural methods to maintain soil health and manage pests, reducing the use of synthetic chemicals and genetically modified organisms (GMO). Organic products are grown under a system of agriculture without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides with an environmentally responsible approach. Such a method of farming works at the grass root level preserving the reproductive and regenerative capacity of the soil, good plant nutrition, and sound soil management, producing nutritious food. It is widely considered to be a far more sustainable alternative when it comes to food production. It is not just a production method, but a philosophy of sustainability that minimizes the use of synthetic fertilizer, pesticides and growth regulators, relying instead on natural processes. It is also known as biological farming or ecological farming because this agricultural system use