The growing popularity of homeopathy in Europe has been well documented with statistics, and recent newspaper articles that have generated unnecessary controversy only add to its relevance. Not only British royalty, but also commoners from countries like Italy, France, Greece, Spain, not forgetting Germany, the cradle of homeopathy, are flocking to this form of alternative medicine.
Now, the European Commission has put its stamp of approval on homeopathy by issuing guidelines for organic farmers in Britain to treat their livestock with homeopathic remedies. Its directive specifically states that it is a general necessity for the production of all organic livestock that homeopathic and herbal products are used over the normal use of chemically formulated allopathic veterinary treatments that are commonly manifested as antibiotics on the market.
Field Testing: Getting an injection in the arm is endorsed and supported by ‘The Soil Association’ which is a leading UK body certifying organic products. The association’s official press release states that while the use of homeopathic treatments was not required to acquire organic certification, it could be ‘effective’. This official press release from the soil association is backed by their extensive researched data they have collected from ranchers and examines those points toward a significant improvement in healthcare through the adoption of herbal and homeopathic treatments.
UN Endorsement: Organic agriculture earned the United Nations seal of approval in 2013, which it declared as sustainable and scalable to meet the growing global demand for food. Dozens of research studies have supported organic agriculture with confirmed reports in the field of increasing yields and better stress performance than chemically treated plants and a favorable impact on local biodiversity.
Surprising facts about organic farming
• Organic agriculture produced 33% more in drought years compared to chemically treated agriculture
• Almost 80% of organic agricultural products come from developing countries. This is because developed nations are still stuck with large-scale mechanized industrial agriculture. The incentive to make this change is low, so there is a lack of initiative here.
• Studies in Argentina show that organic agriculture is increasing the quality and intensity of the surrounding biodiversity. Birds, bees and butterflies, insects, farmland species such as the vesper mouse thrive due to the growth of wild plants under organic farming.
Climate change and organic farming: It is now being recognized that industrial agriculture, with its large-scale mechanized production and its reliance on gene-specific chemicals and technology, is doing little to stop climate change. There is a need to move from usual agriculture, as always, to agriculture like land. This is where it is believed that regenerative organic agriculture will eliminate the imbalance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through a process called decarbonization. Organic farming will help restore local ecology, develop biodiversity, have a better effect on soil conservation, and help small and marginal farmers to farm profitably.
