A Handbook of Organic Farming

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