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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. farming systems
  3. organic production

Preferred term

organic production

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A concept and practice of agricultural production that focuses on production without the use of synthetic inputs and does not allow the use of transgenic organisms. USDA's National Organic Program has established a set of national standards for certified organic production.

    Source: USDA Glossary of Agricultural Biotechnology Terms

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • organic agriculture
  • organically grown
  • organic culture
  • organic dairy farming
  • organic farming

In other languages

  • producción orgánica

    Spanish

  • agricultura orgánica
  • cultivos biodinámicos
  • cultivos orgánicos
  • explotación agrícola orgánica

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7144

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