日(ri)(ri)本(ben)有機(ji)生(sheng)態農(nong)業最(zui)顯著(zhu)的(de)特征是，首先，以追求超高(gao)品質為目(mu)標(biao)，合理(li)負(fu)載(zai)，限制高(gao)產，減少土壤產出(chu)。其次，大力發展(zhan)堆肥，廣(guang)開(kai)肥源。以日(ri)(ri)本(ben)果(guo)(guo)園為例，一些(xie)果(guo)(guo)農(nong)發展(zhan)起了畜牧業，保(bao)證果(guo)(guo)園有足量的(de)有機(ji)肥。日(ri)(ri)本(ben)幾乎所有的(de)果(guo)(guo)園都采(cai)用(yong)生(sheng)草技(ji)術，不少果(guo)(guo)園還(huan)利用(yong)生(sheng)物菌群，將生(sheng)產蘑菇的(de)下腳(jiao)料和鋸末(mo)進行處理(li)漚制，形成有機(ji)肥施(shi)入果(guo)(guo)園，效果(guo)(guo)非常好(hao)。

眾所周知，有(you)機質(zhi)(zhi)含量是土壤(rang)(rang)肥力的(de)(de)重要指(zhi)標，有(you)機質(zhi)(zhi)是土壤(rang)(rang)養分的(de)(de)主(zhu)要來(lai)源，可促(cu)進土壤(rang)(rang)結(jie)構(gou)形成，改善土壤(rang)(rang)物(wu)理性(xing)質(zhi)(zhi)，提高土壤(rang)(rang)的(de)(de)保肥能力和緩沖(chong)性(xing)能，同時有(you)機質(zhi)(zhi)中的(de)(de)腐殖質(zhi)(zhi)具有(you)生理活性(xing)，能促(cu)進作物(wu)生長發(fa)育；有(you)機質(zhi)(zhi)中的(de)(de)腐殖質(zhi)(zhi)還具有(you)絡(luo)合作用(yong)，有(you)助(zhu)于(yu)消除土壤(rang)(rang)的(de)(de)污(wu)染。

在日本，果(guo)園(yuan)有(you)(you)(you)機質(zhi)含(han)量大多達到(dao)了6.8%。有(you)(you)(you)人可(ke)能(neng)對這(zhe)個數字沒有(you)(you)(you)概念，舉個例子，假如一個果(guo)園(yuan)目前的(de)(de)有(you)(you)(you)機質(zhi)含(han)量是1.0%（事(shi)實上(shang)，目前中國許多果(guo)園(yuan)的(de)(de)有(you)(you)(you)機質(zhi)含(han)量就只(zhi)有(you)(you)(you)這(zhe)么高），通過連年合理負載，每年足量施入有(you)(you)(you)機肥，連年進行果(guo)園(yuan)生草，并(bing)將(jiang)產的(de)(de)草和(he)果(guo)樹落葉還田(tian)，這(zhe)樣的(de)(de)話(hua)，每年這(zhe)個果(guo)園(yuan)的(de)(de)有(you)(you)(you)機質(zhi)含(han)量可(ke)以增加0.1%，而要達到(dao)6.8%，則需要50多年。

此外(wai)，與(yu)歐美(mei)等(deng)國家相比，日(ri)(ri)(ri)本有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)經營以小規模(mo)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)場(chang)和農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)戶占(zhan)多(duo)數，有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)主要以農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)作(zuo)物(wu)栽培(pei)為主，有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)畜牧業(ye)發展相對比較薄弱(ruo)。在(zai)實(shi)行有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)栽培(pei)的(de)作(zuo)物(wu)中(zhong)，有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)稻(dao)米占(zhan)50%，有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)蔬菜占(zhan)35%等(deng)。除有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品(pin)(pin)外(wai)，日(ri)(ri)(ri)本還有(you)(you)各類特別栽培(pei)的(de)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品(pin)(pin)，如無農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥、減(jian)化肥(fei)栽培(pei)的(de)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品(pin)(pin)，減(jian)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥、無化肥(fei)栽培(pei)的(de)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品(pin)(pin)，減(jian)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥、減(jian)化肥(fei)栽培(pei)的(de)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品(pin)(pin)等(deng)等(deng)。其(qi)栽培(pei)面(mian)積是(shi)有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品(pin)(pin)栽培(pei)面(mian)積的(de)3~4倍。日(ri)(ri)(ri)本有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)比較注重精耕細作(zuo)，強調有(you)(you)機(ji)(ji)(ji)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)的(de)功能和提高農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品(pin)(pin)的(de)自給(gei)率，提倡減(jian)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥、減(jian)化肥(fei)的(de)生產方(fang)式。