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Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

Ulhas S Surve, S D Gorantiwar, M G Shinde, R C Agrawal, Prabhat Kumar, S D Thorat, R K Sonawane, M A Taamboll and Shubhangi N Ghadge
3880 4850 (20% off)
ISBN 13
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9789390660582
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Hardbound
Language
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English
Year
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2023
This book is very useful for the researchers, scientists, and agriculture students for the understanding of the status and challenges of organic agriculture and how it enhances agro-ecosystem health including biodiversity, biological cycle, and soil biological activity. It also helps to know insights of organic agriculture and how it follows the principles and logic of living organisms in which all elements are closely linked with one another which is accomplished by using various agronomic, biological, and mechanical methods. This book would also impart knowledge and proficiency in organic production practices, certification process, marketing of organically raised agricultural produces and promote self- employment and income generation and build the capacity amongst the individuals in on-farm input generation for plant nutrition and plant protection by using organic farming methods and making them self-reliant for agricultural inputs. This book gathers review articles that analyse current organic agriculture practices, principles, knowledge, and proposed solutions. It contains fifteen reviews on the production, practices, integrated pest management, implications of organic farming, safety issues, organic meat, organic certification, and health and nutrition. The reviews and future research directions presented in this valuable book will be helpful to students, researchers, farmers, and policy-makers About the Author: Dr. Ulhas S. Surve Professor, Department of Agronomy, Chief Agronomist, AICRP-IFS, Nodal Officer, OFRTC & Member CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722 Dr. S. D. Gorantiwar Director of Research, Head, Department of Agriculture Engineering & Principal Investigator of CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722 Dr. M. G. Shinde Professor Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering & Co-Principal Investigator, CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722 Dr. R.C. Agrawal Deputy Director General (Agriculture Education) and National Director, NAHEP, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India Dr. Prabhat Kumar Horticulture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers, GOINew Delhi Dr. S. D. Thorat Research Associate (Agronomy) CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722 Dr. R. K. Sonawane Research Associate (Agronomy) CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722 Er. M.A. Tamboli Research Associate (Agronomy) CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722 Dr. Shubhangi N. Ghadge Research Associate (Agronomy) CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722