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Organic farming is a methodmethod (noun)A particular way of doing something.≈ Synonym: approach🇺🇿UZ: usul🇷🇺RU: метод of growing food that focusesfocus (verb)Concentrates attention or effort on something.≈ Synonym: concentrates🇺🇿UZ: e'tibor qaratadi🇷🇺RU: фокусируется on working with nature rather than against it. Unlike conventionalconventional (adj)Following traditional or standard methods.≈ Synonym: traditional🇺🇿UZ: an'anaviy🇷🇺RU: традиционный farming, which often uses chemicalschemical (noun)Substances used or produced in chemical processes.≈ Synonym: substances🇺🇿UZ: kimyoviy moddalar🇷🇺RU: химикаты and artificialartificial (adj)Made by people, not occurring naturally.≈ Synonym: man-made🇺🇿UZ: sun'iy🇷🇺RU: искусственный methods to grow crops and raise animals, organic farming tries to protect the environment and produce healthy food by using natural techniquestechnique (noun)Particular ways of carrying out a task.≈ Synonym: methods🇺🇿UZ: usullar🇷🇺RU: методы. But what exactly does organic farming involveinvolve (verb)To include as a necessary part.≈ Synonym: entail🇺🇿UZ: o'z ichiga olmoq🇷🇺RU: включать, and why do some people believe it is important for the future of agricultureagriculture (noun)The practice of farming.≈ Synonym: farming🇺🇿UZ: qishloq xo'jaligi🇷🇺RU: сельское хозяйство?
One of the main ideas behind organic farming is avoidingavoid (verb)Keeping away from doing something.≈ Synonym: refraining from🇺🇿UZ: qochib🇷🇺RU: избегая the use of syntheticsynthetic (adj)Made by chemical synthesis, not natural.≈ Synonym: artificial🇺🇿UZ: sintetik🇷🇺RU: синтетический chemicals. This means that organic farmers do not use artificial fertilisersfertiliser (noun)Substances added to soil to help plants grow.≈ Synonym: plant food🇺🇿UZ: o'g'itlar🇷🇺RU: удобрения to feed their crops or chemical pesticidespesticide (noun)Chemicals used to kill pests harmful to crops.≈ Synonym: pest killers🇺🇿UZ: pestitsidlar🇷🇺RU: пестициды to control pestspest (noun)Insects or animals that damage crops.≈ Synonym: insects🇺🇿UZ: zararkunandalar🇷🇺RU: вредители. Instead, they rely onrely on (verb)Depend on something with trust.≈ Synonym: depend on🇺🇿UZ: tayanmoq🇷🇺RU: полагаться на natural solutions. For example, they might plant certain flowers or herbsherb (noun)Plants used for flavour, medicine, or scent.≈ Synonym: plants🇺🇿UZ: o'tlar🇷🇺RU: травы that attractattract (verb)To draw something toward itself.≈ Synonym: draw in🇺🇿UZ: jalb qilmoq🇷🇺RU: привлекать insects that eat crop pests. They may also use compostcompost (noun)Decayed organic material used to fertilise soil.≈ Synonym: organic fertiliser🇺🇿UZ: kompost🇷🇺RU: компост or animal manuremanure (noun)Animal waste used to fertilise land.≈ Synonym: animal waste🇺🇿UZ: go'ng🇷🇺RU: навоз to make the soil rich and healthy.
Another important part of organic farming is caring for the soil. Healthy soil is the foundationfoundation (noun)The basis on which something is built.≈ Synonym: base🇺🇿UZ: asos🇷🇺RU: основа of healthy plants. Organic farmers often rotaterotate (verb)To change or alternate in a regular sequence.≈ Synonym: alternate🇺🇿UZ: almashtirmoq🇷🇺RU: чередовать crops, meaning they grow different crops in the same fieldfield (noun)An area of open land used for farming.≈ Synonym: farmland🇺🇿UZ: dala🇷🇺RU: поле in different years. This helps prevent the soil from losing its nutrientsnutrient (noun)Substances that provide nourishment for growth.≈ Synonym: nourishment🇺🇿UZ: ozuqa moddalari🇷🇺RU: питательные вещества and reduces the riskrisk (noun)The possibility of something harmful happening.≈ Synonym: danger🇺🇿UZ: xavf🇷🇺RU: риск of diseases building upbuild up (phrasal verb)Gradually increasing in amount.≈ Synonym: accumulating🇺🇿UZ: to'planib borish🇷🇺RU: накопление. They may also plant cover cropscover crop (noun)Plants grown to protect and enrich soil.≈ Synonym: soil-protecting plants🇺🇿UZ: himoya ekinlari🇷🇺RU: покровные культуры, like clover or grass, to protect the soil from erosion and add natural nutrients.
Organic farming is not just about plants. It also includes the way animals are raised. Organic farmers try to give animals a good quality of lifequality of life (noun)The general well-being of a person or animal.≈ Synonym: well-being🇺🇿UZ: hayot sifati🇷🇺RU: качество жизни. This means animals are usually kept in conditionscondition (noun)Circumstances affecting how something exists.≈ Synonym: circumstances🇺🇿UZ: sharoitlar🇷🇺RU: условия where they have more space and can behavebehave (verb)To act in a particular way.≈ Synonym: act🇺🇿UZ: o'zini tutmoq🇷🇺RU: вести себя naturally — for example, chickens that can go outside or cows that can grazegraze (verb)To feed on growing grass.≈ Synonym: feed on grass🇺🇿UZ: o'tlamoq🇷🇺RU: пастись on grass. Organic farmers also avoid using antibioticsantibiotic (noun)Medicines that fight bacterial infections.≈ Synonym: antibacterial drugs🇺🇿UZ: antibiotiklar🇷🇺RU: антибиотики unless absolutelyabsolutely (adverb)Totally; completely.≈ Synonym: completely🇺🇿UZ: mutlaqo🇷🇺RU: абсолютно necessarynecessary (adj)Required in order to achieve something.≈ Synonym: essential🇺🇿UZ: zarur🇷🇺RU: необходимый.
Supporters of organic farming believe it has many benefitsbenefit (noun)Advantages or good results gained from something.≈ Synonym: advantages🇺🇿UZ: foydalar🇷🇺RU: преимущества. They argue that organic food is safersafe (adj)More free from danger or risk.≈ Synonym: more secure🇺🇿UZ: xavfsizroq🇷🇺RU: безопаснее and healthier because it contains fewer chemical residuesresidue (noun)Small amounts of a substance remaining.≈ Synonym: remains🇺🇿UZ: qoldiqlar🇷🇺RU: остатки. They also point out that organic farming is better for the environment because it reducesreduce (verb)Makes something smaller in amount.≈ Synonym: decreases🇺🇿UZ: kamaytiradi🇷🇺RU: снижает pollutionpollution (noun)The presence of harmful substances in the environment.≈ Synonym: contamination🇺🇿UZ: ifloslanish🇷🇺RU: загрязнение, protects wildlife, and helps keep ecosystemsecosystem (noun)Communities of living things and their environment.≈ Synonym: biological systems🇺🇿UZ: ekotizimlar🇷🇺RU: экосистемы balancedbalanced (adj)In a state of proper proportion.≈ Synonym: stable🇺🇿UZ: muvozanatli🇷🇺RU: сбалансированный. In addition, some studiesstudy (noun)Pieces of research examining a subject.≈ Synonym: research🇺🇿UZ: tadqiqotlar🇷🇺RU: исследования suggest that organic farms can store more carboncarbon (noun)A chemical element present in all living things.≈ Synonym: carbon element🇺🇿UZ: uglerod🇷🇺RU: углерод in the soil, which could help fight climate change.
However, organic farming also faces challengeschallenge (noun)Difficult tasks or situations.≈ Synonym: difficulties🇺🇿UZ: qiyinchiliklar🇷🇺RU: трудности. Because it avoids chemical fertilisers and pesticides, it can be harder to produce large amounts of food. This sometimes makes organic food more expensiveexpensive (adj)Costing a lot of money.≈ Synonym: costly🇺🇿UZ: qimmat🇷🇺RU: дорогой. Organic farming can also requirerequire (verb)To need something for a purpose.≈ Synonym: need🇺🇿UZ: talab qilmoq🇷🇺RU: требовать more work and knowledgeknowledge (noun)Information and understanding gained through learning.≈ Synonym: understanding🇺🇿UZ: bilim🇷🇺RU: знания from farmers, as they need to find natural ways to solve problems that chemicals might handle more easilyeasily (adverb)Without difficulty.≈ Synonym: readily🇺🇿UZ: oson🇷🇺RU: легко.
In conclusion, organic farming offers a different way of producing food — one that aims to protect the environment and produce healthy food in a natural way. While it has both advantagesadvantage (noun)Beneficial features of something.≈ Synonym: benefits🇺🇿UZ: afzalliklar🇷🇺RU: преимущества and challenges, many people see it as an important part of building a more sustainablesustainable (adj)Able to continue over time without harming resources.≈ Synonym: renewable🇺🇿UZ: barqaror🇷🇺RU: устойчивый future for agriculture.