Similarities and Differences Between Natural Farming and Organic Farming in India:
Similarities:
To promote and safeguard the economic interests of all its members by conducting its affairs in professional, democratic and autonomous manner for attaining social and economic betterment of its members through self-help and mutual aid in accordance with the Co-operative Principles leading to the realization of "Sahakar se Samriddhi."
To act as an Umbrella Organization undertaking and promoting aggregation, branding and marketing of organic products through facilitating various activities including certification, production, testing, procurement, storage, processing, labelling, packaging, logistics support, etc., of organic products produced by cooperatives and related entities, besides creation of knowledge repository, research and development in the field of organic farming.
To help organic producers from cooperative sector and related entities in arranging finance, training and capacity building; provide technical guidance; develop and maintain market intelligence system; implement related government schemes and undertake any such activities which will provide thrust to organic products;
Difference:
To promote and safeguard the economic interests of all its members by conducting its affairs in professional, democratic and autonomous manner for attaining social and economic betterment of its members through self-help and mutual aid in accordance with the Co-operative Principles leading to the realization of "Sahakar se Samriddhi."
To act as an Umbrella Organization undertaking and promoting aggregation, branding and marketing of organic products through facilitating various activities including certification, production, testing, procurement, storage, processing, labelling, packaging, logistics support, etc., of organic products produced by cooperatives and related entities, besides creation of knowledge repository, research and development in the field of organic farming.
To help organic producers from cooperative sector and related entities in arranging finance, training and capacity building; provide technical guidance; develop and maintain market intelligence system; implement related government schemes and undertake any such activities which will provide thrust to organic products;