The role of infrastructures in organic farming

India is bestowed with considerable potential for organic farming due to a variety of reproductive health impacts in women and pesticide exposure associated with inorganic farming system. Organic farming is becoming popular form of sustainable agriculture all over the world and not new to Indian farming community. Organic farming is important pillar of sustainable agriculture that is beneficial for both the producers and consumers. India has a great potential for organic farming using traditional wisdom prevails in the villages of India. In this context, the study has undertaken to examine the role of infrastructure in organic farming at farm level in Karnataka. Rural infrastructure for agriculture, agro-industries and overall economic development of rural areas are very urgent; therefore the development and expansion of infrastructures essential pre-condition for increasing not only agricultural production but also industrial production in a country. In the context of globalization of the economies including, agricultural based economies, there is a need for reorienting the present attitude of various organizations involved in providing infrastructure. Our agricultural sector operates today in a new and evolving business and social environment. It is competitive global and rapidly changing with enormous implications for the place and role of agricultural sector in the overall economic development. Simultaneously, very strong integration is needed in research, education and extension for efficient and effective delivery system. An effective system needs to be evolved in a continuum right from basic/strategic research to location-specific technology development, so that technologies generated are adopted at the farm level. Therefore, rising organic farming growth on a sustainable basis requires substantial increase in public investments.