Abstract:
As mentioned in numerous sources of literature, soil organic carbon is the major component of the
terrestrial carbon pool. Soil organic carbon in agricultural soil is a potential sink for the atmospheric
carbon. The need for major changes in the global food system has been emphasized by numerous reports.
Organic farming is considered to be one of the keys for the establishment of sustainable agriculture. In this
study, our research team tried to compare the decomposition intensity of soil organic components under
organic and conventional rice cultivations to find the effects of organic farming on the accumulation of soil
organic carbon. From the examinations conducted in two organic and conventional paddy cultivation
fields in Bali, we observed that the intensity of the decomposition of soil organic component was low in
the organic paddy field, while high in the conventional. Not only the low input of fertilizers but also the
input of plant residues can be considered to contribute for the stabilization of soil organic component in
the organic farming systems.