A Legal Exploration Of The Promotion Of Organic Farming Within The Framework Of Traditional Knowledge: A Jurisprudential Assessment
- IJLLR Journal
- Oct 21, 2025
- 1 min read
Annesha Nag, Pursuing LL.M., Haldia Law College (Vidyasagar University)
Nandini Paul, Pursuing B.A. LL.B., Bikash Bharati Law College (Calcutta University)
ABSTRACT
Our Indian Philosophy states that, ‘food’ is appraised as a bestowal from our divine creator, which bequeaths us with a vindication to treat food with appropriate respect. Our modern way of living has fundamentally altered and the old ideas surrounding food in our society. Given the demands of global industrialization, urbanization, and cultural homogenization, there is a good chance that traditional food knowledge will disappear from homes and communities and be replaced by new food systems and cultures. Due to the presence of heavy metals, hormones, antibiotic residue, increased pesticide residue, more nitrate, genetically modified organisms, foods grown normally now have extremely detrimental health impacts. Because of the potential health benefits and concerns about food safety, there has been a surge in demand for organically farmed foods in recent decades as people search for safer food. The production of organic food is characterised by its cultivation without the use of artificial pesticides and fertilizers, and its dietary and health benefits are driving up its appeal. In addition to having a larger socioeconomic influence on a country, organic farming preserves the environment. India has made significant progress in organic agriculture and is currently among the world’s top producers of organic food, despite having lagged behind other countries in the adoption of this practice for a variety of reasons. Thus, the highlight of this paper will be how, by encouraging the actual practice of organic farming, it greatly improves the health of a country like India.
Keywords: Food, Organic Farming, Pesticides, Agriculture, Health.
