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GCSE Geography · key term
Farming that avoids artificial fertilisers and restricts the use of synthetic pesticides, relying instead on methods that maintain soil health and manage pests naturally.
Used by AQA and OCR
Specification 3.2.3.2 · Paper 2
Revise: Sustainable Food Production and Local SchemesOrganic farming avoids artificial fertilisers and restricts synthetic pesticides. Instead, farmers use approaches such as composting, crop rotation and physical weed control. Compost returns organic matter to the soil, while rotating crops helps maintain fertility rather than repeatedly growing the same crop in one field.
Specification 8.2c · Paper 2, Paper 3
Farming that relies on methods such as natural pest control, crop rotation and manure or compost rather than routine use of artificial pesticides and fertilisers.
Do not assume that organic farming produces higher yields, or that local and free-range food automatically have the lowest carbon footprint.
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Intensive farming, organic farming, GM crops and hydroponics offer different balances between these aims.