Organic Foods & Their Farming (Laser Print Only)

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Chapter 1 Introduction •Price comparison •Ch 2 IPNS •State of the art of IPNS •Green manuring with legumes •IPNS models •Ch 3 Organic Food & Organic Farming •Types of organic farming •NPOP •Glossary of organic agriculture •Ch 4 Indian & International Market •Indian domestic market •Major products produced in India by organic farming •Products for which Indian production has a comparative advantage •Growth Forecast for specific organic products in the domestic market •Certification bodies •Cost of inspection and certification •Frame conditions of the organic market in India •Demographics of the respondents •Domestic market •Domestic organic food sales •Export market •Export sales •Organic food players •International organic market •Prices •Ch 5 Certification of Organic Food •Summary of Indian National Organic Standards and INDOCERT directives •Conversion •Crop production •Fertilization •Crop protection •Animal husbandry •Certifying bodies •Ch 6 Specifications of organic food •Codex alimentarius •American organic standard •Annexure 6.1 •Principles of organic production •Annexure 6.2 •Permitted substances for the production of organic foods •Annexure 6.3 •Minimum inspection requirements and precautionary measures under the inspection or certification system •Ch 7 Soil & Cultivation •Humus •Tilth of the soil •Essential plant nutrients •Macro-nutrients •Micronutrients •Fixation of nitrogen •Fixation of phosphorus •Ch 8 Organic Manure •Farmyard manure •Green manuring •Ch 9 Bio Fertilizer •Biological nitrogen fixation •Ch 10 Vermiculture •Ch 11 Bio Pesticide •Insects who feed on the harmful pests •Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) •Trichogramma •Pheromones •Kairomones •Neem oil •Production technologies •Azadirachta Indica •Ch 12 Agro-waste Treatment & Crop Production •Modern methods of handling animal wastes •Agricultural waste availability in India •Waste utilization •Ch 13 Biogas Generation & Organic Farming •Ch 14 Waste Water Treatment & Organic Farming •Conventional waste water treatment •Properties of primary effluents •Nutrient film technique •Irrigation with treated waste water •Standard treatment methods •Management of treated waste water •Ch 15 Treatment of Industrial & Domestic Wastes for Organic Farming •Methods of treatment of raw sewage •Ch 16 Cultivation of Organic Produce •Major producers of Indian organic spices •Exporters of organic spices •Packaging