Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Technoscience Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology Print ISSN: 2395-6011 | Online ISSN: 2395-602X (www.ijsrst.com) doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST22953 101 Organic Farming and Sustainable Development Dr. G. L. Shendge Assistant Professor, Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir’s Arts, Science and Commerce College Manmad Tal: Nandgaon Dist: Nashik, Maharashtra, India Article Info Volume 9, Issue 5 Page Number : 101-106 Publication Issue September-October-2022 Article History Accepted : 01 Sep 2022 Published : 12 Sep 2022 ABSTRACT With the increasing pressure of population on the resources has increased the demand of grains to fulfil the food requirement. Production of food grains in agriculture was very less in the first half of the 20th century. After Independence first five year plan was dedicated to agriculture. Green revolution also introduce in the country to reduce the scarcity of grains. Consequently India became self-depend on the production of grains and fulfil the demand of its huge population but with introduction of chemicals fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides it’s also increases the problem of soil pollution, reducing the soil fertility and have bad impact on the health of human as well as on the animals. Today India is practicing organic farming for sustainable development in the field of agriculture. This paper is an attempt to study the benefits of organic farming and its issues and challenges in India. Organic farming which is a holistic production management system that promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity is hence important. Many studies have shown that organic farming methods can produce even higher yields than conventional methods. Here in this paper we tried to focus the organic farming it issues and challenges moving towards sustainable development with it. Keywords : Organic Farming, Issues and Challenges, Green Revolution, Agro- Ecosystem Health, Conventional Methods. I. INTRODUCTION Agriculture without the use of synthetic fertilizers and chemicals is called organic farming. It is a method of cultivation of plants and rearing of animals in a natural way. Biological materials such as cow and other animals dung is used to avoid synthetic substances and for the improvement of soil fertility and ecological stability. These methods minimize the soil pollution and lead agricultural activities without chemicals and pesticides. Crop rotation, green manure, organic waste, biological pest control, mineral, and pesticides are used to follow the organic farming. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (I F O A M) established in 1972 for organic farming specify organic farming. Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on