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Sustainable Organic Agriculture: Balancing Tradition, Innovation, and Science for a Healthier World

Organic agriculture sustains soil health, ecosystems, and human well-being through ecological processes and biodiversity. This model combines tradition, innovation, and science to promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved.

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Sustainable Organic Agriculture: Balancing Tradition, Innovation, and Science for a Healthier World

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  1. The ORGANIC model Hans E Klink Member of OSSIC

  2. IFOAM definition of organic agriculture 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.

  3. “Current conventional”“Product driven” Scheduled prescription: Fertigation Growth stage 1 add … Growth stage 2 add … Crop Protection Growth stage 1 add … Growth stage 2 add … Market Price of Produce _______________________________________________________ Cost of Program Products are ‘guaranteed’ to have +90% efficacies _______________________________________________________ Cost Price of Input Products Success = 100% Pack out

  4. “System driven”“Input free” Recipe / Protocol • Threat Pests - Beneficial insects • Threat Diseases - Physical / Mechanical • Soil health parameters - Ideal soil condition • Companion Plants - Microbiological reservoir • Monitoring variables • Micro climate and soil moisture • Plant stresses • Various insects and diseases

  5. Replacing “Input Product” with “Know-how” Internet based knowledge transfer and discussion forum Monitoring of agro-ecosystem Allowed input products – no adverse effects Recipe / Protocol Monitoring service provider ‘AVCASA’ – supply chain Forum Act 36 Plant Health Cluster Input Product Cluster

  6. Summary “Product driven” Global GAP Cert. Service R 300 Product R 400 R 1000 / ha - 60% “System driven” Organic Cert. Allowed inputs limit to Organic Regulation / Standard Inputs only Input free Success – Scientific monitoring Trust – Scientific Recipe / Protocol Moving from one paradigm to annother

  7. New Focus Area • MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES • Refining the environment (Instead of GMO refining the plant)

  8. IMPORTANT for Government Policy Certified Organic Food Safety and Quality Assurance Producers Farmers Certification Service PPECB Internet based knowledge transfer and discussion forum Monitoring of agro-ecosystem Allowed input products – no adverse effects Support Services and Input supply Act 36 Recipe / Protocol Monitoring service provider ‘AVCASA’ – supply chain Communication Forum Communication Act 36 Scientific Reference Group Plant Health Cluster Input Product Cluster

  9. SAOSO • Establish Scientific Reference Group (SRG) • Support SRG regarding ACT 36 registration matrix • Demand PPECB (arm of FSQA) certification

  10. THANK YOU

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