Organic farming

Definition

Agricultural practice that relies on techniques such as crop rotation and composting.

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Organic farming movement's historical narrative centers male agronomists and scientists; women's centuries-long practice of low-input, diversified, regenerative farming in subsistence agriculture was reframed as 'pre-modern' rather than credited as foundation.

Inclusive Usage

Acknowledge that women smallholders have sustained organic and regenerative practices for generations; avoid implying organic farming is a recent western innovation.

Inclusive Alternatives

["regenerative agriculture","agroecological farming","low-input diversified farming"]

Empowerment Note

Women farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America pioneered and maintain integrated crop-livestock-forest systems, seed selection, and soil conservation that predate modern 'organic' certification by centuries.

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