FARMING SYSTEMS ORGANIC FARMING FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

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Mr. Lalichetti Sagar

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Course Name : Farming System and Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

Code(Credit) : ASAG3207  (2+1)

Course Objectives

• To educate the students on the relevance of farming systems and organic farming in present context and imparting training about biological intensive nutrient management, vermincomposting, greenmanuring and integrated framing systems etc.
• To throw a light on students regarding the organic certification.

CO-PO Mapping

COs Course Outcomes Mapping COs and POs
CO1 Students gain knowledge on different farming system and organic farming practices PO1
CO2 Learn successful raising of crops under organic farming PO1, PO2

PO1: Knowledge Enhancement

PO2: Professional Enhancement

Course Syllabus

Theory -

Farming System-scope, importance, and concept, Types and systems of farming system and factors affecting types of farming, Farming system components and their maintenance, Cropping system and pattern, multiple cropping system, Efficient cropping system and their evaluation, Allied enterprises and their importance, Tools for determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming system; Sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture, indicators of sustainability, adaptation and mitigation, conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture, HEIA, LEIA and LEISA and its techniques for sustainability, Integrated farming system-historical background, objectives and characteristics, components of IFS and its advantages, Site specific development of IFS model for different agro-climatic zones, resource use efficiency and optimization techniques, Resource cycling and flow of energy in different farming system, farming system and environment.
Organic farming, principles and its scope in India; Initiatives taken by Government (central/state), NGOs and other organizations for promotion of organic agriculture; Organic ecosystem and their concepts; Organic nutrient resources and its fortification; Restrictions to nutrient use in organic farming; Choice of crops and varieties in organic farming; Fundamentals of insect, pest, disease and weed management under organic mode of production; Operational structure of NPOP; Certification process and standards of organic farming; Processing, leveling, economic considerations and viability, marketing and export potential of organic products.

Practical -
Visit of organic farms to study the various components and their utilization; Preparation of enrich compost,
Preparation of vermicompost,
Preparation of bio-fertilizers/bio-inoculants and their quality analysis; Indigenous technology knowledge (ITK) for nutrient, insect, pest disease and weed management;
Cost of organic production system;
Post harvest management;
Quality aspect, grading, packaging and handling.

References -

  1. Ruthenburg, H. 1980. Farming Systems in the Tropics. Oxford University Press.
  2.  Palaniappan, SP. and Annadurai, K. 1999. Organic Farming: Theory and Practice, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India.257p.
  3. Mukund Joshi and Prabhakarsetty, T.K. 2006. Sustainability through organic farming. Kalyani Publishers, New delhi. 349p.
  4. Balasubramanian, R., Balakrishnan, K. and Siva Subramanian, K. 2013. Principles and Practices of organic Farming. Satish Serial Publishing House,453p.
  5. Jayanthi, C., Devasenapathy, P. and Vinnila, C. 2008. Farming Systems, Principles and Practices, Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi.
  6. Panda, S.C. 2011. Cropping and Farming Systems. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur.

Session Plan

Theory

Session 1

Farming System-scope, importance, and concept

lect -1- Farming system ,scope importance, and concept

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Farming System-scope, importance, and concept

Session 3,4

Farming system components and their maintenance
lect -3 & 4- Farming system components and their maintenance

Session 5

Cropping system and pattern, multiple cropping system, Efficient cropping system and their evaluation.

lect -5 - Cropping system and pattern, multiple cropping system, Efficient cropping system and their evaluation

Session 6,7,8

Allied enterprises and their importance

lect - 6 , 7 & 8

Allied enterprises and their importance

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Session 9

Tools for determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming system.

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lect -9- Tools for determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming system

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Session 10

Sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture Indicators of sustainability, adaptation and mitigation

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Sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture Indicators of sustainability, adaptation and mitigation

Session 11

Conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture

lect -11- Conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture

lect -11- Conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture

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Session 12

Session 14

Site specific development of IFS model for different agro-climatic zones

Lecture 14- Site specific development of IFS model for different agro-climatic zones

Session 15,16

Resource use efficiency and optimization techniques, Resource cycling and flow of energy in different farming system farming system and environment

Lecture 15 & 16 - Resource use efficiency and optimization techniques, Resource cycling and flow of energy in different farming system farming system

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Session 17,18

Organic farming, principles and its scope in India <a <a

Lecture 17 &18 - Organic farming, principles and its scope in India

Session 20

Organic ecosystem and their concepts

lecture -20- ORGANIC ECOSYSTEM AND THEIR CONCEPTS

Session 21,22

Organic nutrient resources and its fortification and Restrictions to nutrient use in organic farming

Session 23,24

Fundamentals of pest, disease and weed management under organic mode of production


Lecture 25 , 26 & 27- Fundamentals of pest and disease and weed management under organic mode of production

Session 25,26,27

Fundamentals of pest, disease and weed management under organic mode of production


Lecture 25 , 26 & 27- Fundamentals of pest and disease and weed management under organic mode of production

Session 28

Operational structure of NPOP

Lecture 28- Operational structure of NPOP

Session 29,30

Certification process and standards of organic farming

lec-29 & 30 - Certification process and standards of organic farming

Session 31,32

Processing, labelling, economic considerations and viability, marketing and export potential of organic products


lec -31- Processing, labelling, economic considerations and viability

lect - 32- marketing and export potential of organic products

Practical

Session 1,2

Preparation of enriched compost and quality analysis

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Session 2,3

Preparation of vermicompost and quality analysis

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Preparation of vermicompost and quality analysis

Session 4,5

Preparation of bio–fertilizer/ bio-inoculant, application and quality analysis

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Preparation of bio–fertilizer/ bio-inoculant, application and quality analysis

Session 6,7

Indigenous Technical Knowledge for nutrient management

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Indigenous Technical Knowledge for nutrient management

Session 8,9

Indigenous Technical Knowledge for insect-pest and disease management

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Session 10,11

Indigenous Technical Knowledge for weed management
Indigenous Technical Knowledge for weed management

Session 12,13

Multiplication of Azolla

Multiplication of Azolla

Session 14,15

Post-harvest management

Post-harvest management

Session 16

Quality aspect of organically produced crops

Quality aspect of organically produced crops

Materials

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Our Main Teachers

Name: Lalichetti Sagar Designation: Assistant Professor Department: Agronomy Educational qualification: course Name of institution Board Percentage/OGPA M.Sc.(Ag) (Agronomy) Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology-Jammu   8.75 Bsc ag Centurion university of technology and management   9.29 12th Sri chaitanya junior college Board of intermediate education;A.P 90.3 10th S.t.Ann’s convent school pathapatnam I.C.S.E 81 Area […]

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