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Field Guide of Discovery-based Exercises for Organic Vegetable Production
Nutrient management means any strategy or method that will lead to effective and efficient use of nutrients
in crop production.
Non-formal education (NFE) is a participatory learning approach that encourages the learners to see
themselves as source of knowledge about the real world and to work with the knowledge they have from
their own experience in the learning process.
objective refers to the desired organizational and behavioral attributes or characteristics to be attained after
conducting an activity.
organic, in this text, refers to particular farming and processing systems described in organic certification
standards and not in the classical chemical sense. The term ‘organic’ is nearly synonymous in other
languages to ‘biological’ or ‘ecological’.
organic agriculture is a holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agroecosystem
health, including bio-diversity, biological cycle, and soil biological activity. It emphasizes use
of management practices in reference to use of off-farm inputs. This is accomplished by using, where
possible, agronomic, biological, and mechanical methods, as opposed to using synthetic materials, to
fulfill any specific function within a system
organic fertilizer refers to a product of biological decomposition or processing of organic materials from
animal and/or plants that can supply one or more essential nutrient elements for plant growth and
development. In organic farming, it is considered as the only natural, complete, and chief source of
plant nutrients.
organic foliar spray refers to animal and plant juice extracts used as rich sources of plant nutrients, which is
used to supplement soil application of organic solid fertilizers. In organic vegetable farming, these can
be derived from different sources such as fruits, young buds and foliage, materials derived from snails
and marine fishes, and bones from grass-eating animals.
organic guarantee system is a way by which consumers are assured that they obtain organically-produced
foods. Broadly, there are three (3) ways of assurance, namely: producer’s personal guarantee, consumers’
guarantee, and third party certification.
organic matter decomposition refers to a process by which plant residues are broken down, thereby
preventing an unwanted accumulation and allowing release of nutrients held in organic combinations
within these residues for use by plants. Perhaps one most significant contribution of soil fauna and flora
to organic vegetable productivity is that of organic matter decomposition.
organic producer’s guarantee is a practice in organic vegetable production where a producer (e.g.,
farmer, processor, or operator) gives assurance to costumers that his or her products are organic. This
is applicable where producer’s integrity is widely known to costumers who usually live within same
locality as producers. A producer’s guarantee is also sufficient when there is mutual understanding
between producers and consumers such as in various versions of producer-consumer partnerships.