Department of Biology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Perspective
Integrating Agroecosystems and Biodiversity Conservation
Author(s): Pavel Dodonov*
Organic farming upholds the values of health, ecology, fairness, and caring for all, including the soil, with the goal of promoting human welfare
without endangering the environment. Modern organic farming is a concept that combines science, innovation, and tradition. Although history
claims that the organic lifestyle movement was first identified in 1905, it gained traction in the late 1990s as people began to realise the negative
impacts of modern agriculture. The British botanist Sir Albert Howard, who is frequently cited as the originator of contemporary organic agriculture,
researched indigenous Indian farming techniques in 1905 and later grew to value them above mainstream agricultural science. Masanobu
Fukuoka, a microbiologist in Japan who specialised in soil science and plant pathology, left his position as a research scientist in 1940 and went
back to.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2332-2543.2022.10.433
Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species received 624 citations as per Google Scholar report