Organic Farming detailed Syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (AL), K scheme PDF has been taken from the MSBTE official website and presented for the diploma students. For Subject Code, Subject Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, Theory (Max & Min) Marks, Practical (Max & Min) Marks, Total Marks, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Rationale
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Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to achieve & demonstrate the following COs on completion of course based learning
- Develop Public awareness about organic farming.
- Recommend the process for organic farming to reduce soil degradation.
- Choose methods to control disease and pest in organic farming
- Use national standard norms to manage organic farm.
- Identify minimum requirement for certification and accreditation for organic farming.
Unit I
Introduction to Organic Farming 1.1 Introduction, Definition of organic farming. 1.2 Concept of organic farming, Advantages and Disadvantages of organic farming. 1.3 Objectives of Organic Farming, Essential Characteristics of Organic Farming 1.4 Status of organic farming in India 1.5 Importance of organic farming in sustainable agriculture
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Demonstratio Presentations Video Demonstratio Lecture Using Chalk-Board
Unit II
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Unit III
Control measures for Disease, Pests, and Weeds in Organic Farming 3.1 Introduction: Cultural Methods, Mechanical Methods, Biological Methods. 3.2 Agents for biocontrol : Predators, Parasitoids, Biological Chemicals, Microbial Insecticides, Mineral Insecticides. 3.3 Weed Management: Introduction, Preventive methods, Cultural methods, Mechanical methods, Soil solarization, biological methods, Insects, Plant Pathogens.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Demonstratio Video Demonstratio Case Study
Unit IV
National standards for Organic farming 4.1 National Structure of National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), Operational structure of NPOP, National Accreditation Body, Evaluation Committee, Accredited Inspection and Certification Agencies, Inspectors. 4.2 National Standards for Organic Farming. 4.3 Conversion Requirements: Conversion period, General Principles, Recommendations, Standards. 4.4 Maintenance of Organic Management
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Video Demonstratio Presentations
Unit V
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List of Experiments:
- * Visit to Organic Farm to study the various components and their utilization 2 C C C C C
- Collect the Current Landscape of Organic Farming in India: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities 2 C C C C C
- *Classify the Various Organic Materials and Manures 2 C C
- *Prepare a Farm Waste Recycling Plan 2 C C
- *Prepare organic pest control. 2 C C
- Prepare Dashparni Arka & Neemarka & it’s uses. 2 C
- *Choose bio-pesticide, bio-fungicide and bio-weedicide for disease, Weed and pest control. 2 C
- Prepare a chart of important bio-control agents in disease and pest management. 2 C C
- *Classification of mechanical equipment used in mechanical weed management 2 C
- Preparation of a flow chart for NPOP showing its working structure in India 2 C
- *Identification of national standards used in organic farming. 2 C
- *Identification of national standards used in organic farming. 2 C
- Organic certification concept and working 2 C
- *Collection of information for Indian standards and regulations for organic farming 2 C
- *Prepare a flow chart for organic farming certification. 2 C
Self Learning
Assignment
- Prepare a report on APEDA organic food exported data from last five years.
- Collect the information of a minimum 5 crops mostly grown in organic farming and prepare presentation.
- Prepare a report format for certification and accreditation.
- Collect the information about how to make seed balls.
- Prepare presentation on step by step procedure for making jiv-amrut.
- Investigate natural pest control methods such as companion planting, insect-repelling plants, and homemad organic pesticides.
- Collect information about minimum two preventive methods used for weed management in organic farm. a prepare presentation.
- Collect soil samples from a minimum two different locations and analyze their physical and chemical prope
Micro Project
- Arrange Seed Saving Program: making seed ball for fruits seeds.
- Start Community Garden Initiative: Start a community garden where residents can come together to grow o fruits, vegetables, and herbs. This promotes community engagement while encouraging organic farming practic
- Organize Composting Workshop: Organize a workshop to teach local communities how to compost kitchen and organic materials to create nutrient-rich compost for their gardens or farms.
- Organize Organic Pest Control Workshops at college
- Collect Soil Health card from 10 local farmers and make report.
- Arrange tours of local organic farms to educate the public about organic farming practices.
- Urban Rooftop Gardens: Collaborate with building owners or community organizations to establish organic rooftop gardens in urban areas.
- Prepare street play on organic farming awareness.
- Develop and set up a composting system using organic waste material such as kitchen scraps, yard trimmin manure.
Laboratory Equipment
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Learning Materials
- M. Bansal Basics of Organic Farming CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt. ISBN: 9789386478351
- Palaniappan S. P. and K. Annadurai Organic Farming Theory and Practice Scientific Publishers (India) ISBN: 97893914181
- S. R. Reddy Principles of Organic Farming Sri Padmavathi Publications ISBN: 97893272744
- Sharma and Arun K. Handbook of Organic Farming Agrobios (India) ISBN: 9788194138709
- Chandra Prakash Shukl Farming Organic (Hindi Edition) Pointer Publishers, 807, Vyas Building, Chaura R Jaipur ISBN: 9788171328147
Learning Websites
- https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/70640/1/8__15-20_Feb_2021.pdf Advantages and Disadvantages of organic farming
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=1081 58 Concept of organic farmi
- https://www.nabard.org/demo/auth/writereaddata/File/OC%2038. pdf Introduction, Definition o organic farming.
- http://nconf.dac.gov.in/StatusOrganicFarmingStatusoforganicfarming
- https://naturalfarming.niti.gov.in/components/Elementoforganicfarmi
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/8899/1/Unit-1.pdf Biological Pest Control
- http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_pestanddisease.html Control measures for Dis Pests, and Weeds in Orga Farming
- https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_weed%20mgt.html Weed management
- https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_weed%20mgt.html#:~:text=Hand%20hoes%2C%20push%20hoes%20and,left%20in%20the% 20crop%20row. Cultural Methods, Mecha Methods, Biological Met
- https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_weed%20mgt.html#:~:text=Hand%20hoes%2C%20push%20hoes%20and,left%20in%20the% 20crop%20row. Weed management metho Preventive methods, Cult methods, Mechanical methods, Soil solarization biological methods,
- https://justagriculture.in/files/magazine/2021/september/004%20ROLE%20OF%20BIO- AGENTS%20IN%20ORGANIC%20FARMING.pdf Biocontrol agents: Predat Parasitoids, Biological Chemicals, Microbial Insecticides, Mineral Insecticides
- https://apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/about_apeda/about_apeda.htm APEDA, its functions an norms, Role of APEDA i promoting organic farmin
- https://apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/organic/organic_contents/national_programme_for_organic_production.htm National standards for Organic farming: operatio structure, evaluation committee, accredited inspection and certificatio agencies
- https://apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/organic/organic_contents/national_programme_for_organic_production.htm Organic certification and accreditation, standards a regulation, accreditation certification and inspectio agencies, processing met
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