A new collaborative study shows organic farming can restore soil health, cut pollution and improve food safety, and it offers Bangladesh a practical route toward greener agriculture that supports farmers. Researchers from Rajshahi University, the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Kagoshima and Saga Universities of Japan and the Graduate University of Advanced Technology in Iran examined national evidence and fifty-six international studies to find methods that work on real farms. The report explains that decades of heavy chemical fertilizer use raised yields but left soils low in organic matter and with unbalanced nutrients, and as prices rise farmers struggle with input costs and long-term damage. The authors show clear biological gains from organic practices, reporting higher soil microbial activity, more organic carbon and better total nitrogen when organic inputs are used, and they link these gains to improved soil structure, moisture retention and natural nutrient cycling. The study also highlights human health benefits because organic food cuts pesticide exposure and can be richer in antioxidants, which is good for children and families, and it points out that shifting away from some chemical fertilizers can reduce nitrogen runoff and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the benefits, the report finds adoption remains limited by poor access to high quality organic inputs, low farmer training, weak market links that stop organic produce from getting premium prices, and no strong national certification that buyers can trust. Policy currently leans toward chemical fertilizer support, the study notes, which makes farmers reluctant to risk yield dips while they switch methods. To make change possible, researchers recommend realistic steps: set up a national organic certification authority, invest in community composting and vermiculture, offer credit and targeted subsidies for smallholders during transition, strengthen extension services to teach integrated nutrient and pest management, and fund long term field trials so farmers can see reliable results. The report includes positive case examples where mixing poultry manure, compost or biochar with reduced chemical fertilizer raised rice, maize and jute yields by as much as seventeen percent while lowering some input costs and improving soil, showing that organic and reduced-chemical systems can work together. If these suggestions are backed by research, clear policy and better market links, the study concludes Bangladesh can protect its food security while nurturing its lands and people, turning scientific insight into everyday farmer success and a greener future for rural communities.
