ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND THE LAW

This review discusses the differences between organic foods and conventional foods with respect to food safety andnutritional composition and makes clear that several qualitative differences exit. This paper attempts to bringtogether different laws of countries in the light of recent developments in organic farming. The purpose is to reviewprevious studies that investigated the main factors and challenging the adoption of organic agriculture. Recent foodcrisis such as mad cow disease have lessened consumer confidence in foods in general and especially inconventionally produced foods that may use pesticides, antibiotics, and other chemicals in food production .Theresults show that organic fruits and vegetables possess fewer pesticide residue and lower nitrate levels than doconventional fruits and vegetables. Because organic fruits and vegetables do not use pesticides or syntheticfertilizers, they have more biochemical energy to synthesize beneficial secondary plant metabolites such aspolyphenolic antioxidants as well as naturally occurring toxins. The key issues emerging in organic farming includeyield reduction in conversion to organic farm, soil fertility enhancement, integration of livestock, certificationconstraints, ecology, marketing and policy support. In the course of these projects, one of the main problemsidentified, however, has been limited information available to countries regarding best practices and issues toconsider in the design of appropriate regulatory frameworks for organic agriculture.

Keywords:

organic , conventional , pesticide , law , chemicals