Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production online course offered by IIT Kharagpur

The Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production is a free online course offered by IIT Kharagpur conducted by the NPTEL.

About the course:

Organic farming is an integrated system of agricultural production based on ecological principles, promotion of biodiversity, biological cycles and organic matter recycling to maintain and improve soil fertility and environmental sustainability.
The regulations for organic crop cultivation prohibit the use of chemo-synthetic pesticides, mineral fertilizers, growth promoters and Genetically Modified Organism.
Indiscriminate use of these chemicals in conventional farming poses a serious threat to the quality of produce as well as the environment.
Concern about food safety and security and environmental sustainability is increasing among scientist, administrator and environmentalist.
In view of this, the course is designed to train students on organic farming practices, quality analysis of the products, environmental impact assessment, health benefit of the organic food etc.

Syllabus:

Organic Farming: Concepts and principles of organic farming.
Key indicators of sustainable agriculture, organic farming and climate change
Input management; compost production, vermin composting, Compost quality, Compost utilization and marketing.
Organic crop management: field crops, horticulture and plantation crops.
Plant protection measures, biopesticdes, natural predators, cultural practice.
Rotation design for organic system, Transition to organic agriculture, farming system.
Quality analysis of organic foods, Antioxidants and their natural source, organic food and human health.
Standards of organic food and marketing.

Duration: 08 weeks

Enrollment: May 20, 2020 to July 27, 2020

Exam Date: September 27, 2020

For more details, please visit: https://nptel.ac.in/noc/courses/noc20/SEM2/noc20-ag05/