| Farming Systems and Sustainable Agriculture (Paper Code: 17010603) | ||
| Theory:
Sustainable agriculture: introduction, definition, goal and current concepts; land degradation and conservation of natural resources, LEIA and HEIA Wasteland and their development; organic farming: definition principle and components Farming systems: definition, principles and components; IFS models for wet land, irrigated dry-land and dry-land situations Problems and prospects of present day agriculture |
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Preparation of cropping systems for irrigated and dry-land situations study of existing farming systems in nearby villages; preparation of integrated farming systems model for wet lands; preparation of integrated farming systems model for dry-lands; preparation of enriched farm yard manure preparation of vermi-compost; visit to urban waste recycling unit; study of profitable utilization of agricultural wastes utilization and economics; visits to organic farm to study various components and utilization |
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| visit to poultry and dairy units to study resource allocation | 1 | Desirable to Know |
| Study of degraded lands. | 1 | Nice to Know |
| Syllabus books
1. Dahama,A.K. 2007. Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture. 2nd Edn. Published by AGROBIOS ( India) Jodhpur 2. Gupta, P.K. 2006. Vermicomposting for Sustainable Agriculture. Published by AGROBIOS ( India) Jodhpur 3. Sharma, A.K. 2006. A Hand Book of Organic Farming. Published by AGROBIOS ( India) Jodhpur 4. Sharma, A.K. 2005. Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture. Published by AGROBIOS ( India) Jodhpur |
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