Why is 'Organic Farming' so called?

'Organic Farming' is so called because it is aimed at cultivating the land and raising crops in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health by use of organic wastes and other biological materials along with beneficial microbes to release nutrients to crops for increased sustainable production in an eco-friendly pollution free environment.

It excludes the use of synthetic inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides, hormones and feed additives and rely upon crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, off farm organic waste and biological system of nutrient mobilization and plant protection.