Scientific Farming Vs Organic Farming

Class: 2A
Group 3
Group leader: Wong Kin Kon, Tony (40)
Group member: Chow Cheuk Yin, Tommy (8)
Fung Sheung Chi, Simon (10)
Hui Ying Kit, Steven (12)
Man Wing Ho, Victor (21)

Content
Introduction
Scientific Farming
Organic Farming
Advantages and Disadvantages of
- Scientific farming method
- Organic farming method
Comparison between organic farming and scientific

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P.2
P.2

farming

P.5

Our choice of farming method

P.6

Feeling
Acknowledgement

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P.4

P.7 - 8
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Introduction
Do you know that some of the food we eat is produced by farming?
Nowadays, although there are very few farmers in Hong Kong, farming is still
very important. There are two main types of farming methods. Do you know
what are they? They are scientific farming and organic farming. We will
introduce and compare them, and find out which one is better.

Rabbit kept by

organic method

Scientific farming
They are to improve the water supplies, use the machine, use the
chemicals and improved the species. The purposes are to increase the farm
outputs, decrease the work of the farmers.

Organic farming
Organic farming is an agricultural method of plantation and feeding
poultry with natural principles. Organic farmers avoid artificial fertilizers and
pesticides. They will make use of crop rotation and discard recycling to keep
the soil fertile. This will balance the interest of beneficial and harmful species
so as to the growth of healthy crops.

Based on the traditional wisdom, organic farming also makes use of

newly-found scientific knowledge and advanced research results, such as
anti-pest and anti-disease new species, new natural enemies and new green
fertilizers, to produce healthy crops and ensure the well-being of human and
the Earth.

Advantages and Disadvantages of scientific farming

method

Advantages

Disadvantages

Farm works can be done effectively

Have to open more farmland

Can employ less farm labour

May cause soil erosion and soil

degradation

Can increase the farm output

May lead to desertification

Can grow more crops in better

Have to use more fuel, may cause

quality

air pollution

Can make the plants easier to plant

May lead to salty soil

May affect our health
Can make the plants more nutritious

Advantages and Disadvantages of organic farming method

Advantages
Disadvantges
Can recycle the waste

The cost is expensive

Farming without using chemical

More land is used

pesticides
Have more nutrition
Less pollution
Better taste

Organic farming

plant

Comparison between organic farming and scientific farming

Pollution
Price
Nutrition
Taste of the product

Organic farming

Scientific farming

Less

More

More expensive

cheaper

More

Less

better

More insipid

A tool to keep

the animals and

inserts away from the plant

Our choice of farming method

Although scientific farming is cheap, it causes more pollution. It will make
our living environment worse and worse. The nutrition of the food will be less
also. If we eat the food which is farmed by scientific method, we will be
unhealthy. And the taste of the food which is farmed by scientific method is
insipid also.
On the other hand, although organic farming is expensive, it causes less
pollution. The nutrition of the food will increase also. The taste is better too.
So, we think organic farming is better than scientific farming.

Organic

fertilizer

Feeling
After the field trip, I learn many things about farming. I am interested
in farming. Although farming is not common in Hong Kong, it is related to our
daily life. Besides, we also learn how to farm like a farmer. It is quite
interesting. I think farming is very hard and difficult. I wonder how farmers can
farm every day. I really appreciate them. I seldom have an
outing with my other classmates. This field trip is a great
experience to me.
Chow Cheuk Yin, Tommy
Most of our projects dont need to go out to investigate on the spot, but
only find information on the net. This project requires us to investigate on the
spot so I have learnt the skill to find information on the place that we
investigate. And I found that a drop note is also very important. It can help you
to listen and analysis the data. I hope that I can have more
chances

to

know

about

farming

because

it

is

so

interesting.
Fung Sheung Chi, Simon
We always find information on the Internet. It is a rare experience to do a
project with investigating on the spot. In the farming part of the trip, I feel the
great effort the farmers have paid. Now I would not waste any crops of the
farmers. I also know a lot of things about organic farming. The
trip make me became more interested into this kind of farming
method. I hope I can have more chances to have this kind of

trip.
Man Wing Ho, Victor

Geography, gives me a very boring feeling. Before this trip, I thought

Geography is just study the textbook and memories everything. But after this
trip, it totally changes my feeling of geography.
I have never had this kind of outing before, so I thought this was a waste
of time because it took away my P.E. lessons.
However, after this trip, I learnt a lot of things that cannot be found in
textbook, like I could have firsthand taste of farming. I did not think about how
hard the farmers are. But now I know that the farmers are very diligent in their
work. I just farmed for a while, it was quite tired to take the heavy tools for a
long time. So we should respect farmers. And we should also treasure our
food, it is not easy to grow, it needs a lot of time.
At last, I also admire the wisdom of the farmers. They think
of different methods to protect the crops. It is the things that I
learnt from this trip. I hope the school can hold more outing in the
future.
Hui Ying Kit, Steven
Before going to the field trip, I think farming is easy. But after going to the
field trip, I think it isnt. I know farming is very hard and difficult. The hoe is
very heavy, the weather is hot so I think farmers are very great, they can
work under sun for a long time in summer and farm with a heavy hoe without
feeling very tired. We must thank the farmers for their hard-working of farming
for us.
During the field trip, I also learn a lot about organic farming. Many of them
cannot be found on textbooks. So I think this field trip is very
useful to us. I hope we can have more chances to have

outing like this field trip.

Wong Kin Kon, Tony

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Acknowledgement
Ann Lee (The tutor)

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