Introduction to Organic Agriculture

Organic farming is an agricultural system that uses fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting. The book “Introduction to Organic Agriculture” represents different aspects of organic agriculture. This book has detailed elaborations on organic farming, bio-fertilizers, role of pests and pesticides, bio-pesticides in crop protection, weed management, vegetables and fruit production by organic farming. Eco-friendly farming or organic agriculture or natural farming has emerged as the only answer to bring sustainability to agriculture. Eco-friendly farming is a farming of integration of biological, cultural and natural inputs including integrated diseases and pest management practices. It not only advocates for stopping or restricting the use of pesticides but also emphasises the need for farming which should create an ecological balance and a micro environment suitable for health and growth of soil micro flora plants, animal farm workers and finally the vast population which consumes the farm produce. These factors also cause indirect effects on the human and soil health, environment and for sustainability of modern agriculture. Sustainable agriculture involves the successful management of agricultural resources to satisfy changing human needs while maintaining or enhancing the environment quality and conserving natural resources. This book is covering the most of the aspects of organic agriculture and will provide latest information to students, teachers, researchers and agriculturists who are working on organic agriculture.