eBook Of Organic Farming And Organic Foods With Vermi Composting & Neem Products

The book covers Introduction, Organic Farming Principles and Concepts, Cycle for Survival,  Organic Farming, Soil Environment and Plant Growth, Soil Organic Matter and Humus,  In Situ Manuring, Ex-Situ Manuring, Production of Compost, Vermi Composting, Ecological Pest Management, Neem, Utilization of Neem, Patents on Neem, Neem in Medicine, Preparation of Neem Products and their Uses, Neem in Pest Control, Neem as a Fertilizer, Synonyms and Properties of Neem, Adoption and Success, Economics and Marketing,  Organic Food & Organic Farming, Certification of Organic Food, Specifications of Organic Food, Principles of Organic Production, Permitted Substances for the production of organic foods, Minimum Inspection Requirements and Precautionary Measures under the Inspection of certificatation  system, Soil for Cultivation, Biogas Generation & Organic Farming, Waste Water Treatment & Organic Farming, 

HAND BOOK OF ORGANIC FARMING & ORGANIC FOODS WITH VERMI COMPOSTING AND NEEM PRODUCTS

Introduction


Organic Farming Principles and Concepts
 

• Background
• Nomenclature and Meaning
• Natural Farming
• Zero chemical farming
• Bio dynamic farming
• Humus farming
• Compost farming
• Sewage farming
• Integrated farming
• Mixed farming
• Concepts and Principles
• Principles of organic farming
• Scope of Organic Farming
• Advantages and Limitations of Organic Farming
• Impact of Organic Farming on Production and Productivity
• Availability of Organic sources of nutrients
• Reduced yields

Cycle for Survival
 

• Impact of Advanced Agricultural Technology Hazards
• Adverse Effects of Agricultural Practices on the Farm
• Soil Erosion
• Water Availability
• Salinization
• Fertilizer and Pesticide Contamination
• Genetic Erosion
• Adverse Effects of Agricultural Practices
• Away from the Farm
• Soil Erosion
• Fertilizer and Pesticide Contamination
• Socio Economic Values
• Economic and Political Issues
• Environmental Accounting
• Food Security
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Need of the Hour
• Evolution of Sustanable Agriculture
• Sustainable Livelihood
• Other Eco-Friendly Farming Systems
• Organic Farming
• Biological Farming Nature Farming
• Regenerative Agriculture
• Permaculture
• Alternate Agriculture
• Ecological Agriculture
• Ecological Farming Systems
• Objectives of Ecological Farming
• Prospects
• Integrated Intensive Farming System (IIFS)
• Low External Input Supply Agriculture (LEISA)
• Low Input Agriculture
• Criteria of LEISA
• Ecological criteria
• Economic criteria
• Social criteria
• Biodynamic Agriculture
• Organic Farming vs.Biodynamic Farming
• Principles of Biodynamic farming
• Ruyles for using Biodynamic Agriculture
• Few Biodynamic Preparations
• Research Achievements in Biodynamic Farming
• Permaculture Farming
• Meaning and Objectives of Permaculture Farming
• The Elements of the Permaculture farming system
• Organic Agriculture System
• The Major Aims of Organic Farming
• Goncepts of Organic Farming
• Difference Between Organic and Conventional Farming
• History of Organic Farming
• Needs of Organic Farming
• Needs for Organic Inputs
• Increasing Demand of Organic Foods

Organic Farming
 

• Management of Autonomous Ecosystem
• Mixed Farming
• Plants
• Animals
• Soils
• Biosphere
• Crop Rotation
• Benefits of crop diversification
• Organic Cycle Optimization
• In partnership with Nature
• Basic  Standards and General Principles for Organic Agriculture
• Crop and Soil Management
• Choice of Crops and Varieties
• Crop Rotation
• Fertilization Policy
• Management of Pests, Diseases and Weeds
• Wild Products
• Pollution Control
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Landscape
• Principle Requirements and Pre Conditions
• Conversion from Conventional To Organic Farming
• Farms with Plant Production and Livestock
• Limitations
• Initiating Organic Farming
• Medicinal Plants -the First Crops for Organic Farming
• Management to Premaculture Farm
• Permaculture Farm
• Use of Draft Animal
• Making Permanent Farm
• Conservation of Soil
• Protection of the Soil against Fires
• Protection farm Water Erosion
• Protection from Wind Erosion
• Protection from Wind Erosion
• Improvement of the Soil
• How to bury Organic Matter
• Mixed Cropping
• Permaculture for Wastelands
• Soil and water conservation
• Pioneers
• Pioneer trees and plants
• Secondary species

Soil Environment And Plant Growth
 

• Mineral Vs Organic Soils
• Soil Factors for Plant Growth
• Soil Fertility
• Soil Productivity
• Essential Plant Nutrients
• Soil and Root Environment
• Soil Texture
• Soil Separate Sizes
• Soil Textural Classes
• Soil structure Classes
• Structureless
• Soil Porosity and Permeability
• Soil Air
• Composition of Soil Air
• Soil Strength
• Soil Color
• Soil Temperature
• Soil Water
• Other Soil Physical Properties
• Tilth
• Soil Colloids and Chemical Properties
• Organic colloids (Humus)
• Cation Exchange
• The Soil Reaction (pH)
• Origin of Organic Soils
• Soil Biology and Ecology
• Soil Formation
• Changes During Soil Formation
• Physical Weathering
• Climate and Soil Formation
• Biota and Soil Formation
• Topography and soil Formation
• Time and Soil Formation
• Interactions of Soil Foming Factors
• Soil  Taxonomy

Soil Organic Matter and Humus
 

• Interaction Between Soil Biota, Soil Organic Matter and soil Structure
• Fungal and Bacterial Pathways of Organic Matter Decomposition and Nitrogen Mineralization in Arable Soils
• Soil structure and Soil Organic Matter Storage
• Microbial Influence
• Food Web in Soil
• Formation Mechanisms of Complex Organic Sructures in Soil Habitates
• Organisms Involved in Organic Matter Formation
• Chemohetertrophic animals
• Saprophytic Bacteria fungi and protozoa
• Oxidoreductive enzymes
• synthetic Reactions in Soil
• Degradative Processes
• Types of Plant Material for Decomposition
• The pathway of lignin decomposition
• Microorganims for Lignin biodegradation
• Acquired stability
• Synthetic Processes for Humus Formation
• The Role of Oxidative Coupling in Humus Formation
• Theories of Humus Formation
• Modern theories of humification
• Nutrient Dynamics
• Environmental Regulation of Organic Matter Management
• Methods of Organic Matter Recycling
• In situe manuring
• Ex-situ manuring
• Biological Manuring

In-Situe Manuring
 

• In-Situe Manuring by Animal
• The System
• Advantages
• Limitations
• Varification of Farmers
• Experiences
• Sustainability
• Prospects
• Insitu Manuring with Plants (Green Manures)
• Benefits of Using Green Manures
• Enhance soil fertility
• Supplement for nutrients
• Improved soil structure
• Prevention of soil erosion
• Weed control
• Method of Use
• Green Manuring in Situ
• Green Leaf Manuring
• Place in Farming System
• Green manures in rotation
• Green manures and undersowing
• Long term green manures
• Green manures as mulch
• Green manures in agroforestry
• Management of Green Manuring
• Time of sowing and seed rate
• Seed treatment
• Stem cuttings
• Mixed cropping
• Inter cropping
• Border planting
• Phosphorus response
• Digging in green manures
• The Choice of Green Manure
• Other Important Considerations
• Achieving sustainability in the use of green manures
• Sustainability
• Experiences worldwide

Ex-Situ Manuring
 

• Available Potential of Organic Materials for Ex-stu Manuring
• Organic Resources and Potential
• Livestock and Human wastes
• Crop residues, tree wastes and aquatic weeds
• Urban and rural wastes
• Agro industries by products
• Marine wastes
• Agricultural Waste
• Crop Residues
• Agro Industrial Wastes
• Rice husk
• Bagasse
• Pressmud
• Tea wastes
• Coir waste
• Characteristics of Agricultural Wastes
• Phosphorus
• pH
• Bio Plant Growth Promoters
• Livestock wastes
• Type of Production Unit
• Species and Age of Animal
• Other Factors
• Beel Cattle
• Slotted Floors
• Dairy Cattle
• Utilization of Agricultural Organic Waste
• Recycling of organic materials for fertilization
• Direct incorporation of organic materials in the soil
• Organic Mulch
• Concentrated Organic Manures
• Aquatic Weeds
• Aquatic Weeds as Source of Energy
• Aquatic Weeds as Organic Manures
• Oilcakes
• How to Use Oilcakes
• Cattle Pig and Poultry Manures
• Poultry
• Litter Grown
• Cage Grown
• Meat meal
• Bloodmeal
• Fishmeal
• Horn-and -hoofmeal
• Collection and Storage of organic waste
• Economic Value of Organic Waste
• Availability of Organic Waste in India
• Processing of Agriculture Waste

Production of Compost
 

• Composting
• Importance of Composting
• Maximizing the Nutrients availability form Agrients availability form Agricultural Compost
• Effect on Soil and Crop
• Method of spreading compost
• Rate of Application
• Time of Application
• Classification of Composting
• Oxygen Availability
• Aerobic composting
• Anaerobic composting
• Temperature
• Method of Operation
• Enclosed digester
• Window composting
• Kinefics of composting
• Biochemistry
• Carbon Nitrogen Balance
• Ideal C.N.Ratio in Heap
• Moisture Content
• Ingredients to Avoid
• Paratoxics
• Temperature
• Oxygen Availability
• pH
• Microbes Involved in composting
• &a