Organic Farming Techniques Quiz
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What is the emphasis of organic farming techniques?

  • Use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
  • Intensive irrigation methods
  • Monocropping and chemical fertilizers
  • Crop rotation and companion planting (correct)

    • What is encouraged in organic farming for pest control?

  • Use of chemical pesticides
  • Heavy use of synthetic fertilizers
  • Biological pest control and fostering of insect predators (correct)
  • Monoculture farming practices

    • What substances are prohibited or strictly limited in organic farming standards?

  • Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides (correct)
  • Genetically modified organisms and nanomaterials
  • Human sewage sludge and plant growth regulators
  • All of the above

    • What does organic farming prohibit in livestock husbandry?

    <p>Antibiotic use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the claimed advantages of organic farming according to advocates?

    <p>Sustainability, openness, self-sufficiency, autonomy and independence, health, food security, and food safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

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