Tip Save Organic Food Shopping

KOMPAS, Friday, April 11, 2008! 11:17 pm
Tip Save Organic Food Shopping

Will issue concerns the use of formaldehyde, pesticides, dyes, and genetic engineering in food products, organic products are increasingly popular. Unfortunately the price of organic food products are relatively expensive, so only those with high incomes are the consumers.

But not to worry, though a limited budget you can still eat healthy food products. This he tipsnya:



1. Purchase organic food products in traditional markets, so you can get a lower price than in supermarkets.

2. Want to buy organic food at a low price? Come to the store before closing time. Organic dishes are always cooked without using preservatives, so it can not be stored longer. Usually the store will sell at half the price than the store.

3. Do not hesitate to ask friends, neighbors, or relatives, who had first become consumers of organic food. They must know where to buy organic products at a low price.

4. Learn your shopping list. Divide what kind of food that should be an organic product, not necessarily all. For example, if you feel concerned with the use of bleach in the rice, choose organic rice. Insert one or two items of organic products rather than none at all.

5. Take advantage of discount coupons.

Currently organic food products are still most popular. A number of hypermarket periodically even provide discounts on a few organic products it sells. Take advantage of this opportunity to get healthy food products.

6. Planting himself
Planting vegetables do not always have to be done in the vast land. In the front yard or in pots can. You can try to type an easy-planted vegetables, such as chili peppers, tomatoes, celery, or lettuce. Use the appropriate planting medium and avoid pesticides in the maintenance. Then enjoy the harvest of organic food 'garden' own.

Latest Research Quality and Safety of Organic Food

By: Intan DF, PT BIOCert Indonesia Bogor
Latest Research Quality and Safety of Organic Food


"Scientific evidence gathered from various research projects during the last four years showed that organic farming systems with low intake of produce quality and food safety in general is better than conventional food production systems", said project coordinator QLIF, Leifert from the University Prof.Carlo Newcastle in the UK. Results and new hypotheses are presented as an open workshop on the World Organic Congress in Modena (Italy) on 19-20 June 2008.
Composition of the increased nutrient content in organic food


There is additional evidence that organic farming practices and low berasupan on food composition to produce the increased nutrient content. QLIF workshop is to evaluate the latest scientific knowledge about the composition of food nutrient content of organic production systems and conventional critically. For example: the level of secondary metabolites in terms of nutritional benefit, but this effect is not always consistent. In the livestock production systems found that the quality, organic farming is more profitable, for example meat and milk. Another report recently published also shows the positive impact of organic milk consumption.
High food safety in organic products
QLIF Recent research also indicates that there is no evidence that the production system with a low intake of food safety risks causing a higher than conventional production systems. But in reality, agronomic practices used in organic agriculture, again showing a decrease of the risk associated animal drugs, residues and the development mikotoksin micro-organisms resistant to antibiotics in food.
Low productivity brings benefits to product quality and environmental
Challenges of organic production systems is that the results can be sold per hectare, in general, lower than conventional systems. On the other hand, QLIF project has a strategy to improve the results of some food products such as wheat, lettuce and tomato. Lower productivity was also suspected as the cause of product quality and a better environment so that, (i) intake lower nitrogen can reduce the release of N that causes ground water quality is better, (ii) plant density can cause the density of wild flora more high, and (iii) organic crop rotations can create diverse habitat for beneficial insects, soil microbes, and wild animals threatened with extinction. Thus, organic agriculture offers benefits to the local nature conservation.
Challenge to livestock production systems outside the cage
Organic production systems aim to improve the health and welfare of animals, but also considers the environment in which we live and the income of farmers. This is not an easy task, in which elements of animal welfare and environmental considerations are not always balanced each other. QLIF research results provide recommendations to farmers and other stakeholders on how to develop organic farming. For example by providing fiber to pig intestines in order to improve health, and included in the feed dry plants to combat worms that cause disease.
Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions
QLIF research results and other studies show that in terms of energy use and emissions of gas, food crop production systems are generally superior to conventional production systems. On the farm sector, the conclusion is more varied. Animals such as cattle, can be grazed in the wider area, so that organic production can generate energy balance better than conventional systems. However, the efficiency of feed use in organic production is often lower than conventional production, and to feed that comes from cereals and other annual plant products, this causes the energy balance better on a conventional system.
Source: www.organik-market.info

Organic farming

Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and control pests, excluding or strictly limiting the use of synthetic fertilizers and synthetic pesticides, plant growth regulators, livestock feed additives, and genetically modified organisms.[1] Since 1990 the market for organic products has grown at a rapid pace, averaging 20-25 percent per year to reach $33 billion in 2005.

This demand has driven a similar increase in organically managed farmland. Approximately 306,000 square kilometres (30.6 million hectares) worldwide are now farmed organically, representing approximately 2% of total world farmland.[2] In addition, as of 2005 organic wild products are farmed on approximately 62 million hectares (IFOAM 2007:10). Organic agricultural methods are internationally regulated and legally enforced by many nations, based in large part on the standards set by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, an international umbrella organization for organic organizations established in 1972. The overarching goal of organic farming is defined as follows: "Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved.."