Domain Syllabus:

Track courses:

1. Organic Farming. (1-2-0)

Theory:
Module 1.1: Organic Farming: Principles, Developing Organic farm, Conversion of Soil to Organic.

Module 1.2: Soil Cultivation and Tillage: Creating good growing conditions, Minimum disturbance, Soil compaction, and Types of Soil Cultivation.

Module 1.3: Crop Planning and Management: Crop rotation, Intercropping, Cover crops, Crop- Animal association, Designing cropping systems.

Module 1.4: Mulching: Selection of Mulch materials, Source of Mulching materials, Recommendation while using Mulches, Application of Mulch.

Module 1.5: Organically Manage: Live fencing, Water, Nutrient, Weed, Pest and Disease.

Module 1.6: Plant Propagation: Criteria for Seed evaluation, characterization and multiplication, Importance of Traditional Varieties, Seed conservation and its Certification.

Module 1.7: Animal Husbandry: Animal Housing, Animal Feeding, Animal Health, Breeding Goals.

Module 1.8: Introduction of Forest Trees: Azadirachta indica, Pongamia pinnata, Tamarindus indica, Sesbania grandiflora, Dalbergia latifolia, Terminalia chebula etc.

Module 1.9: ITKs of Gajapati: Collection, Study and Implementation.

Module 1.10: Other forms of Organic Management: Biodynamic Agriculture, Rishi Krishi, Natural Farming, Panchgavya Krishi, Natueco Farming. Homa Farming and EM-Technology.

Practical:
Practical 1.1: Preparation of Enrich Compost.

Practical 1.2: Preparation of Vermicompost.

Practical 1.3: Preparation of Green manures, Liquid manures, Panchgavya, Biodynamic and NADEP.

Practical 1.4: Preparation of different organic Insecticides/ Pesticides.

Practical 1.5: Identification and use of Mulch materials.

Practical 1.6: Water Management

Practical 1.7: Weed Management.

Practical 1.8: Seed Multiplication, conservation and Certification process.

Practical 1.9: Practical on Animal Husbandry.

Practical 1.10: Collection of ITKs.

Practical 1.11: Practical on Conversion of Soil to Organic

2. Certification and Inspection Systems in Organic Farming in India. (1-2-0)

Theory:

Module 2.1: Organic Certification: The Certification Process, Certification and Product Labelling, Certification around the World.

Module 2.2: Regulatory Mechanism for Organic Certification in India: Scope and Operational Structure of National Programme for Organic Production.

Module 2.3: National Standards for Organic Production: Conversion requirements, Maintenance of Organic Management, Crop Production, Animal Husbandry, Food Processing and Handling, Labelling, Storage and Transport.

Module 2.4: Inspection and Certification Process:
Inspection and Certification Agency.
Annual Surveillance and Review of Inspection and Certification Agencies.
Inspection and Assignments.
Inspection visit and Reports.
Methods and Frequency.
Analysis and Residue Testing.
Inspection Regime for Part Conversion and Parallel Production. Inspection for use of Genetically Engineered Products.
Inspection and Certification of Grower Group.
Procedure for Implementation of Internal Control System.
Certification Process.
Mandatory checks to be undertaken by the Authorized Inspection and Certification Agency during Inspection.

Practical:

To Visit and Document on
Practical 2.1: Different Organic certification Agencies in Odisha.

Practical 2.2: Hands on learning on Packaging & Labelling.

Practical 2.3: Organic Cold Storage in Odisha.

Practical 2.4: Certified Organic Farmer.

Practical 2.5: Certified Organic Grower group.

Practical 2.6: Food Processing & Handling Unit.

Practical 2.7: Animal Husbandry Unit

3. Biopesticides and Biofertilizers. (1-2-0)

Theory:
Module 3.1: Introduction, status and scope.

Module 3.2: Concepts and classification of biopesticides viz. pathogen, botanical pesticides and biorationales.

Module 3.3: Botanicals and their uses.

Module 3.4: Mass production technology of bio-pesticides Virulence, Pathogenicity and symptoms of entomopathogenic pathogens and nematodes.

Module 3.5: Methods of application of biopesticides. Methods of quality control and Techniques of biopesticides. Impediments and limitation in production and use of biopesticide..

Module 3.6: Introduction, status and scope.

Module 3.7: Structure and characteristic features of bacterial biofertilizers- Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium and Frankia.

Module 3.8: Cynobacterial biofertilizers: Anabaena, Nostoc and Hapalosiphon.

Module 3.9: Fungal biofertilizers: AM mycorrhiza and ectomycorhiza.

Module 3.10: Nitrogen fixation: Free living and symbiotic nitrogen fixation, process of nodule formation, role of different genes (Nod and Nif), enzymes and Bio chemistry of Nitrogen fixation.

Module 3.11: P-Solubilizer and K-mobilizer: Mechanism of P- solubilization, phosphate mobilization and K solubilisation.

Module 3.12: Production Technology: Strain selection, sterilization, growth and fermentation, mass production of carrier based, liquid biofertilizers and EM.

Module 3.13: FCO specifications and quality control of biofertilizers.

Module 3.14: Application: Soil, Seeds, Seedlings and Tubers etc.

Module 3.15: Biofertilizers: Factors influencing the efficacy of biofertilizers, Storage, Shelf life, Quality control, Certification and marketing.

Practical:
Practical 3.1: Hands-on Training on Laboratory Equipments

Practical 3.2: Isolation and purification of Azospirillum.

Practical 3.3: Isolation and Purification of Azotobacter.

Practical 3.4: Isolation and Purification of Rhizobium.

Practical 3.5: Isolation and Purification of P-solubilizers.

Practical 3.6: Isolation and Purification of cyanobacteria.

Practical 3.7: Isolation of AM fungi by Wet sieving method.

Practical 3.8: Isolation and Purification by sucrose gradient method.

Practical 3.9: Isolation and purification of Trichoderma.

Practical 3.10: Isolation and purification of Pseudomonas.

Practical 3.11: Isolation and purification of Bacillus.

Practical 3.12: Isolation and purification of Metarhyzium.

Practical 3.13: Layout of Bio fertilizer Laboratory.

Practical 3.14: Layout of Bio pesticide Laboratory.

Practical 3.15: Market Survey and Marketing.

Practice courses:

1. Organic Production- Field Crops. (0-3-0)

Practice:

Practice 1.1: Components: Organic farm.

Practice 1.2: Implement: Conversion of Soil to Organic.

Practice 1.3: Seed: Multiplication of Adopted and Resistant Varieties, Conservation and Certification.

Practice 1.4: Water Management: Reduce evaporation, Increasing Infiltration, Planting Pits, Contour bunds, Catchment strips, Drip irrigation systems and Water Storage.

Practice 1.5: Organic Nutrient production, Analysis and its Application: Green manures, Liquid manures, Panchgavya, Biodynamic, NADEP and Vermicompost etc.

Practice 1.6: Organic Pesticides production, Analysis and its Application: Neemashtra, Agniashtra, Brahmashtra, Jeevamrutam and Neem Oil etc.

Practice 1.7: Weed Management.

Practice 1.8: Harvest and Post-Harvest Management.

Practice 1.9: Formulating Good Agricultural Practice (GAP).

Practice 1.10: Field trials of ITK’s to assess their effectiveness (Gajapati context).

Practice 1.11: Hazard analysis and Critical Control Point. Documentation for certification.

Practice 1.12: Visit to Organic farm/field.

2. Organic Production- Horticultural Crops. (0-3-0)

Practice:
Practice 2.1: Field Preparation.

Practice 2.2: Selection of Adopted and Resistant Varieties.

Practice 2.3: Seed Treatment.

Practice 2.4: Raising of Seedling and Nursery Management.

Practice 2.5: Mulching.

Practice 2.6: Identification and Use: Natural Plant Growth Regulators and Micronutrients.

Practice 2.7: Management: Water, Nutrient, Weed, Pest and Disease

Practice 2.8: Harvest and Post-Harvest Management.

Practice 2.9: Visit to Organic fields and marketing centers.

3. Biofertilizer and Biopesticide Production Technology. (0-3-0)

Practice:
Practice 3.1: Isolation and purification of important biopesticides.

Practice 3.2: Mass multiplication of Trichoderma Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Metarhyzium etc. and its production.

Practice 3.3: Identification of important botanicals.

Practice 3.4: Field visit to explore naturally infected cadavers.

Practice 3.5: Identification of entomopathogenic entities in field condition.

Practice 3.6: Quality control of biopesticides.

Practice 3.7: Visit to biopesticide laboratory in nearby area.

Practice 3.8: Isolation and purification of Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Rhizobium, P-solubilizers and cyanobacteria.

Practice 3.9: Mass multiplication and inoculums production of biofertilizers.

Practice 3.10: Isolation of AM fungi by Wet sieving method and sucrose gradient method.

Practice 3.11: Mass production of AM inoculants

AELP Linked with Domain (0-0-11).

1. Scaling Production and Marketing
2. Field Trials (Gajapati context)
3. Project Based Learning
4. Publication