Agricultural production through known farming practices relies on artificial fertilizers. Increasing frequency of pest outbreaks and pesticide hazards together with great dependence on artificial fertil-izers became a tremendous problem for people and the environment. In this context, it is timely to adopt safe organic farming practices by using oribatid mites, an approach referred to as ‘oricul-tural farming practice’. Oribatid mites play several vital roles in soil ecosystems, of which bio-degradation and subsequent soil enrichment deserve special mention. The present study revealed that several species of oribatid mites are instrumental in biodegradation because they consume large amounts of plant materials and digest them with enzymes (such as cellulose and cellobiase) produced by microbial colonies in mite guts. Large quantities of organically rich faecal pellets laid by the mites increase soil fertility, plant growth and productivity. Okra plants (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, 1794) cultivated by using oriculture farming practice were significantly taller, had flowers earlier, and their pods were larger in comparison with the control plants. This clearly warrants wide usage of oricultural farming practice to increase crop productivity.