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Abstract

In India, Right to food is an implied fundamental right protected by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. The obligation of the State to ensure the people's right to food must be interpreted and understood in terms of availability, accessibility, adequacy, and sustainability. That is, right to food does not mean mere fulfillment of food rather includes nutritious and healthy food. However, the Green Revolution of the 1960s, which adopted synthetic farming made our country self-sufficient and brought in a radical period of speedy food grains in particular. Synthetic fertilizers also contributed as a trigger for revolution. Despite the fact that this farming technique may have saved the day, but it is hardly a sustainable one. It created issues with soil, plant, and overall environment; led to a poor diet and had an adverse impact on public health. Therefore, in this view, this research carries out a comparative analysis of the Synthetic and Organic farming systems in order to bring out the suitable farming system to put into practice in India, with the primary objective of assuring nutritious and healthy food for everyone. As of March 2020, according to the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, barely 2% of the country's net sown area is under organic cultivation. That is, why India is striving to phase out Synthetic farming. As a result, the research paper emphasizes various challenges in adopting Organic farming and delineates Governmental Schemes that support the farmers in India in adopting organic farming in order to ensure the fundamental right to food.

Keywords: Right to food, Nutritious, Sustainability, Synthetic Farming, Organic Farming, Governmental Schemes