Two words, more than any others, helped to spark the organic revolution in farming: "silent spring". Back in the 1960s, when the Green Revolution's industrial-scale use of pesticides and fertilizers was helping to bring about a massive increase in crop yields, the seemingly solitary voice ...
Introduction Organic farming is both a philosophy and a system of agricultural production. Its roots are to be found in certain values that closely reflect the ecological and social realities. Organic agriculture is a production method that takes into account the traditional knowledge of farmers and ...
Purity of native breeds has become questionable due to large-scale introduction of exotic breeds under various rural development programmes undertaken by the Government. Need of conservation and improvement of animal/poultry genetic resources has been globally accepted. Considering its unique medicinal and...
Organic farming 2018: Introduction of unique black chicken meat variety (Kadaknath) in hilly areas Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaKadaknath is only Black Meat Chicken (BMC) breed of India. It is a native bird of Madhya Pradesh, reared mainly by the tribal communities of Bhil and Bhilala. The ...
I. INTRODUCTION 1. Although, as yet infancy, Organic Farming is becoming important in the agriculture sector in India, largely through the efforts of small groups of farmers. It has come out of the exploitative agriculture that has been followed by in all these years, resulting into ...
This review provides an introduction to organic farming, its history and concepts, organic certification systems and governmental support, impacts to the environment and food security, the quality of organic food, and the impact of organic farming on human health. Organic farming is a holistic approa...
An introduction to Smart Dairy Farming The objective of this book 'An introduction to Smart Dairy Farming' is to provide insight in the development of the Smart Dairy Farming (SDF) concept and advise as to how to apply this knowledge in the field of activities of students fro... K. Lokhor...
Associated Content Part of a collection: Organic farming Sections Figures References Abstract Introduction Growth of the European organic farming sector Environmental impact of shifting from conventional to organic olive farming Organic olive multi-functionality Factors affecting the development of organic oliv...
However, the high cost associated with organic dairy farming has impacted the net price of organic milk. Hence, the cost of organic milk is much higher than conventional milk. As a result, it restrains the market growth. Additionally, the stringent government regulation on organic feed imposed ...
1.Introductionductioncosts.Atthesametime,production-intensifi- cationhaspushedtheissuesofenvironmentally Inrecentyearsconventionallivestockfarminghasfriendlyproduction,animalhealthandwelfareinto beenimpressivelysuccessfulatincreasingtheper-thebackground,especiallybecausethesearecost- ...