ORGANIC FARMING

Study how to grow plants organically

• Learn organic farming for crops in vertical farming
• Improve farm sustainability, longevity and reduce your environmental footprint

AIMS
On successful completion of the course you should be able to do the following:

• Discuss the scope and nature of organic farming in today’s world.
• Select appropriate organic management systems for different organic farms.
• Understand the environmental, economic and political issues concerning organic farming.
• Explain the role of living organisms and decomposing organic matter in creating and maintaining an appropriate soil condition for successful organic farming.
• Contrive and apply appropriate weed management practices for an organic farm.
• Select and apply appropriate pest and disease management practices for both animal and plant production on an organic farm
• Design an appropriate system for organic production of cattle, sheep and pigs.
• Design an appropriate system for organic production of poultry and other miscellaneous animals.
• Design an appropriate system for organic pasture management.
• Explain the broad-acre organic production of a grain or legume crop.

WHAT THE COURSE COVERS
Here are just some of the things you will be doing:

• Investigate Organic industry such as, Certifying Organisations, Producers or organic farming groups in your locality or region
• Determine allowable inputs to an organic farm certifying in your area
• Discuss how an organic farm requires more labour than a conventional farm
• Visit an organic farm, either a real visit or virtual visit if that is not possible
• Prepare a plan for an organic farm.
• Describe the conversion process for one of the organic farms
• Investigate organic market potential
• Determine appropriate weed control within allowable organic farming limits.
• How can the animals above be integrated into a vegetable or fruit production system
• Determine organic solutions to different farming problems
• Investigate different pasture management systems.

Duration: 100 Hours

COURSE STRUCTURE: There are 10 lessons as follows:

1. Introduction to Organic Farming –
   • scope
   • nature
   • history
   • types of organic farming
2. Integrated Farm Management Systems –
   • rotation design
   • cash crops
   • managing waste
   • permaculture
   • polyculture
   • biodynamics etc
3. Organic Management Issues –
   • certification
   • environmental concerns
   • marketing
   • PR
4. Organic Soil Management and Crop Nutrition –
   • composting
   • mulching
   • green manuring
   • cover crops
   • organic fertilizers
5. Weed Management –
   • selecting appropriate techniques of control
   • weed identification
6. Pest and Disease Management-
   • Animals
   • Plants
7. Organic Farm regulations-
8. Hydroponic Farm regulations
9. Organic label requirements
10. Crops –
    • Wheat
    • Plant Fibre
    • Hay and Silage
    • Mung Beans
    • Sesame seed, etc.

END OF THE COURSE

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