Category: Organic farming

Sustainable Agriculture: Definition, Concept, Goals The world has realised shortcomings and ill effects of Modern day agriculture Modern day Agriculture uses intensive methods like use…

International inspection and certification agencies Soil Association Inspection Scheme, UK SKAL, Netherlands ECOCERT, France / Belgium / Germany IMO, Switzerland Organic Crop Improvement Association, USA…

Mycoherbicides Mycoherbicides infected weeds The fungal pathogens that control specific weeds and continue to survive on the weeds year after year are called Mycoherbicides Fungal…

What is the main aim of organic farming? Organic farming aims to minimize or eliminate the use of chemicals in farming. Weeds are responsible for…

Organic Farming: Plant origin Insecticides After witnessing the shortcomings of green revolution, the world agriculture has realized the importance of organic farming and has began…

Bacterial Insecticide – Bt More than 100 pathogenic bacteria were recorded of which Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) is important B.t. is known as a bacterial insecticide…

Introduction “Organic Farming is not a goal to be attained. It is an ongoing process. It is a journey rather than a destination” Definition Lampkin…