MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641061377 A) filed by Dr. Poornima V; Dr. Amitabh Patnaik; Sahil Sachin Bhosale; Dr. Neethu Anna Koshy; and Dr. Tina Singh, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on May 14, for 'framework for achieving sustainable organic farming: assessing the influence of economic viability through adoption of sustainable farming practices.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Poornima V; Dr. Amitabh Patnaik; Sahil Sachin Bhosale; Dr. Neethu Anna Koshy; and Dr. Tina Singh.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "As conventional agricultural techniques are carbon- and water-intensive practice and caused significant natural habitat loss in the past, researchers are focusing on organic way of agricultural production to feed the exponentially increasing population in the planet. To understand the farmer's perceptions regarding adoption of sustainable farm practices and its effect on the three sustainability dimensions (Environmental, Economic and Social), the present research was performed on both conventional and organic farmers residing in Karnataka, India. It aimed to understand the effect of various economic viability factors (Production Costs, Yield Differences, Market Price, Subsidies and Financial Support, Customer Demand, and Market Trends) on the adoption of sustainable farm practices and sustainability dimensions. The research employs a quantitative approach using structured interview schedule distributed among the farmers in rural Karnataka, India. The result indicated that all the economic viability factors significantly influence adoption of sustainable farm practices for both the type of farmers. Therefore, it is observed that Production Costs, Yield Differences, Market Price, Subsidies and Financial Support, Customer Demand, and Market Trends all positively influence adoption of sustainable farm practices. Furthermore, PLS-SEM results showed that adoption of sustainable farm practices also directly influences economic sustainability, environmental sustainability and social sustainability. Multigroup Analysis (MGA) results showed that the effect of adoption of sustainable farm practices on economic sustainability was significantly higher among organic farmers. However, the difference between organic and conventional farmers are not significant for the effect of adoption of sustainable farm practices on environmental sustainability and social sustainability. The study provides actionable insights for the conventional and organic farmers, agricultural policymakers and farmer beneficiary government agencies, and academicians. The study findings significantly contribute in understanding farmer's decision-making and adoption behaviour and provides direct insights regarding many of the SDG goals (implementing resilient agricultural systems, addressing climate change and its impact) can be addressed."
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