Instead, the certification emphasizes
reduced agrochemical use, better waste management, and water conservation.
Not exact matches
When you
reduce waste, energy consumption, and
agrochemical usage, you increase soil quality and biodiversity, thereby facilitating the production of a better crop.»
The organic standards include practices that should help
reduce, minimize, or eliminate the need for pesticides and other
agrochemicals — organic agriculture is a whole approach to ecosystem stewardship, not just the absence of artificial chemicals.
Producers are expected to seek less toxic alternatives to and try to
reduce volumes of
agrochemicals to the extent possible.
The organic nature of many urban agriculture projects helps decrease reliance on oil based
agrochemicals, improve soil quality and
reduce contamination.