Organic News Issue 2

RECOMMENDED BOOK
A Handbook of Organic Farming
Written by Arun K. Sharma
In the Handbook of Organic Farming, written by Arun
K. Sharma, many aspects related to organic farming have
been covered with a balanced approach. The handbook will help
the readers to discover easily the philosophical and technical
differences between organic and conventional farming systems.
The need and progress towards a sustainable farming system
is explained; various rules and regulation related to
soil and crop management for organic farming are described ;
basic information about soil environment in relation to plant
growth is given, and various basic and applied aspects of input and crop health management are discussed.
The author also raised several issues and concerns, especially on adoption, marketing and research
in organic farming. Considering the fast development in technology and marketing in organic farming,
a detailed list of electronic sources is included.
This handbook will serve as a complete source book for researchers, scientists, farmers and students
working on the organic concept. Arun K. Sharma is a graduate from G.B. Pant University
of Agric. & Tech., Pantnagar and is a founding member of the International Society of Organic Agriculture
Research (ISOFAR). He presently works as a scientist at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute,
Jodhpur in India. The book can be purchased here.
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