Ithu Namma Velanmai

In India the development of Organic Agriculture is receiving an increasing attention among farmers and consumers. Growing health consciousness among the consumers leads to the increased market potential for organic products in domestic andinternational market. Due to growing awareness of the consumer to use organic products there is a ever growing demand for organic products globally. Our Agricultural biodiversity and agro climatic conditions are conducive to organic agriculture and thus offer tremendous scope for cultivation of wide range of organic products.Organic Agriculture is production of crops which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic compound fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives. To the maximum expand feasible organic agriculture relay upon animal manures, green manures, Organic wastes, biofertilizers and aspects of biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and to supply plant Nutrients and to control insects, weeds and other pests. In nutshell the alternate Agriculture organic technologies are included in this book.