IIT Kharagpur - Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
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Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production at NPTEL Overview
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
at NPTEL
Design resource efficient farming system for small and marginal farmers for improving their economy
Duration | 8 weeks |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production at NPTEL Highlights
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
at NPTEL
- Earn a certificate after successful completion of the program from NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur
- This is an AICTE approved FDP course
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production at NPTEL Course details
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
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Skills you will learn
More about this 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
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production at NPTEL Curriculum
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
at NPTEL
Week 1 : Organic Farming: Concepts and principles of organic farming
Week 2 : Key indicators of sustainable agriculture, organic farming and climate change
Week 3 : Input management; compost production, vermicomposting, Compost quality, Compost utilization and marketing
Week 4 : Organic crop management: field crops, horticulture and plantation crops
Week 5 : Plant protection measures, biopesticides, natural predators, cultural practice
Week 6 : Rotation design for organic system, Transition to organic agriculture, farming system
Week 7 : Quality analysis of organic foods, Antioxidants and their natural source, organic food and human health
Week 8 : Standards of organic food and marketing
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production at NPTEL Faculty details
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
at NPTEL
Prof. Dillip Kumar Swain
Dr. Dillip Kumar Swain is involved in teaching and research activities of the Institute, since his joining in the year 2006. Dr. Swain completed his Doctoral Degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, which received the Fertilizer Association of India Silver Jubilee Award in 2003 for the outstanding doctoral research in Fertilizer Usage. Before joining this Institute, Dr. Swain worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, availing Japan Society for the Promotion Science Fellowship.
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production at NPTEL Entry Requirements
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
at NPTEL
Eligibility criteria
- Education : Undergraduates and Post graduates in Agricultural and Food Engineering, Agricultural Science and Environmental Science
Conditional Offer
- Not mentioned
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Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production at NPTEL Students Ratings & Reviews
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
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5/5
2 Ratings- 4-52
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Samruddhi
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
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5
Learning Experience: Content was about agriculture methods and the experience was good and the mode of learning was on-line
Faculty: Faculty was good and lectures were also good
There were assignments for every week which consisted of mcqs
Course Support: Not yet any
Reviewed on 20 Jul 2022Read More
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Priyanka Borah
Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production
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5
Other: The course was 8 weeks long and there were weekly assignments which benefited me a lot. The videos and learning materials were also helpful in my exams.
Reviewed on 4 Jul 2021Read More
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