Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2019)
Biodynamic agriculture: A literature review
Author(s): Lekhika Borgohain and Hemi Borgohain
Abstract: Biodynamic is a form of organic agriculture first described in the 1920s by Rudolph Steiner, and practitioners can become certified biodynamic farmers by following specified practices. Biodynamic (BD) agriculture became the subject of research efforts during the past decades, whereas a part of the scientific community looks at the BD method with skepticism and marks it as dogmatic. BD farming strives, as manifested in several publications, to positively impact cultural landscape design as well. A distinguishing feature of biodynamic farming is the use of nine biodynamic preparations described by Steiner for the purpose of enhancing soil quality and stimulating plant life. They consist of mineral, plant or animal manure extracts usually fermented and applied in small proportions to compost, manures, the soil, or directly onto plants, after dilution and stirring procedures called dynamizations. Biodynamic agriculture is indeed a very sustainable agricultural practice in terms of environmental and social sustainability, where this practice lacks in economic sustainability.
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Lekhika Borgohain, Hemi Borgohain. Biodynamic agriculture: A literature review. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(4):2700-2704.
