Introduction
- Statement of the Problem – Why is organic farming is better than conventional farming
- Theoretical Framework – Organic farming is a method of producing fruits and vegetables using low environmental impact approach, while conventional farming uses chemical products that could affect both the nutrient level and quality of the final product (Cisilino and Madau, 2007).
- Methodology
- Type of Research - Qualitative
- Respondents – Farmers, nutritionists, food engineer, selected consumers, health experts, and food experts.
- Questionnaire – Survey and interview
- Purpose of the study – The purpose of this research is to compare whether organic farming produces more nutritious and best tasting fruits and vegetables than conventional farming that uses chemical products in growing crops. The research entails establishment of claims that organic farming is better than conventional farming.
- Review of Related Literature
- Cisilino and Madau (2007) presented significant information on the developments of agriculture where the concept of sustainable farming made an impact to the farming system. In addition, it was difficult to determine which agricultural practices can be acknowledged as sustainable because of the size of the population that depends on the supply of food (Cisilino and Madau, 2007). Furthermore, the distance between organic and conventional farming is difficult to estimate because both farming practices targets specific purposes in food production needs. There have been structural and economic reasons involved on the issue of using fertilizers in framing. However, the current demographics of food consumers are starting to gain interest on the benefits of consuming organically produced crops in consideration to the published effects of chemicals to the environment and to consumer health (Makoni and Mohamed-Katerere, 2003). The study employed the use of quantitative research with a methodology involving statistical analysis using FADN sub-samples. Overall, the study was able to substantiate the measure of differences between organic and conventional farming, which will contribute to the research by means of providing statistical proof.
- According to Floros, Newsome and Fisher (2010), technological achievements assisted food production in terms of accelerating plant growth and yield efficiency using engineered plant DNA and specific chemicals. This approach enhances food supply that is though to sustain population demand for food. However, the more conscious consumers are now considering organically produced food to be more beneficial to health and that sustaining supply isn’t enough to keep the people healthy (Ricupero, 2003). The emphasis of the study towards scientific approach in food production was able to show one side of conventional farming potential. Scientists are yet to develop a more sustainable approach in farming that will require less to no chemicals because the scientific community acknowledges the idea that organic farming produces more nutritious produce. The article provides significant insights to the scientific developments in farming approach, which was done through qualitative research and evaluation of prior published literatures on food production.
- Scope and Limitations – The scope of this research is to determine the differences in produced fruits and vegetables of organic and conventional farming. The research aims to establish that organic farming produces more nutritious produce as compared to traditionally produced crops. In addition, the results of the research will provide a lead to the readers that organic farming should be encouraged and limit the use of chemicals in growing food products. However, the research can only determine the differences and provide proof on the selected opinion, thus possess the limitation of encompassing a discussion on the pros and cons of organic and conventional farming. In addition the selected methodology will only focus on the results of the survey and interview with food experts and will not be based on clinical and experimental methods.
- Significance of the Study – The study upholds the significance of educating the readers of the differences on the nutritional level and taste value of the fruits and vegetables they eat. By means of presenting expert opinions through survey and interview, the consuming public will be informed of the best choices when it comes to selecting what they eat and be conscious about their health and the quality of food they eat.
- Body
- Background of the Study
- Determining awareness of the public about the use of organic farming
- Presenting literature and previous studies performed on the same theory
- Determine the difference between farmers using and not using chemicals for growing fruits and vegetables.
- Determine the rational for using chemicals in farming
- Discuss about the economics of farming
- Presentation and Analysis of Data
- Comparison of current and previous farming practices
- Information Regarding organic farming
- Current farming practices and ratio of fruits and vegetables being grown organically versus the ones grown using chemical fertilizers
- Planning
- Cost
- Effects of using and not using chemicals to farming
- Gap Analysis
- Presenting the impacts and negative implications to produced fruits and vegetables of using chemicals in farming
- Re-stating the importance of organic farming
- Analysis of the obtained data from correspondents
- Evaluation of the obtained responses in relation to the determined importance.
- Conclusion
- Concluding Statement
- Analytical Summary
- Thesis Reworded
- Recommendations
References
Cisilino, F., & Madau, F. A. (2007). Organic and Conventional Farming: a Comparison Analysis through the Italian FADN. I Mediterranean Conference of Agro-Food Social Scientists, 2007.
Floros, J. D., Newsome, R., & Fisher, W. (2010). Feeding the World Today and Tomorrow: The Importance of Food Science and Technology. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 0(1).
Makoni, N., & Mohamed-Katerere, J. (2003). Chapter 9: Genetically Modified Crops. In Africa Environment Outlook: Our Environment, Our Wealth (2nd ed.). New York, USA: Springer.
Ricupero, R. (2003). Organic Fruit and Vegetables from the Tropics Market, Certification and Production Information for Producers and International Trading Companies. UnitedNationsConferenceonTrade&Development, (2). Retrieved from http://unctad.org/en/docs/ditccom20032_en.pdf
