Organic agriculture

Definition (http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/organic-farming/what-organic_en)

Put simply, organic farming is an agricultural system that seeks to provide the consumer with fresh, tasty and authentic food while respecting natural life-cycle systems. To achieve this, organic farming relies on a number of objectives and principles, as well as common practices designed to minimise the human impact on the environment, while ensuring the agricultural system operates as naturally as possible. (European Commission)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

This term is used for the following terms: 
Organic farming

Approved Date
07-Aug-2013

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