MODULE 3

ORGANIC FARMING
AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

Presented by:

NIKHITHA
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4MH21C S06
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Introduction to organic farming

► Organic farming promotes the use of crop rotations and cover crops, and encourages balanced host/predator
relationships.
► Organic residues and nutrients produced on the farm are recycled back to the soil.
► Cover crops and composted manure are used to maintain soil organic matter and fertility.
► Organic farming in India is an agricultural process, uses pest control derived from organic manure and animal or
plant waste.
► This farming started to respond to the environmental suffering caused by chemical pesticides and synthetic
fertilizers.
► Obtaining and maintaining an organic farming certification means that a requested to an approved organization
needs to be done.
Need Of Organic Farming

► Current market trends, according to natural marketing institute reveals that organically
produced products are becoming widely accepted throughout the world.

► The farmer’s markets also offer commercialization of regionally and locally produced organic
products.

► For instance, the estimated market value of certified organic products in 2001 was approximately
$20 billion.

► The increasing variety of consumers spread all over the world have surely promoted the wider
acceptance of organic products and made it to be the fastest-growing agricultural sector.
Key characteristics of organic

► Maximum but sustainable use of resources.

► Minimal use of purchased inputs, only as complementary to local
resources.
► Ensuring the basic biological functions of soil-water-nutrients-
human continuum.
► Creating an alternative overall landscape which give
satisfaction to the local people.
► Increasing crop and animal diversity in the form of polycultures,
agroforestry systems, integrated crop-livestock systems etc.., to minimize
the risk.
► Maintaining the diversity of plant and animal species as a basis for
ecological balance and economic stability.
DAIRING

► Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of

milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either
of which may be called a dairy) for eventual sale of a dairy product.
► Dairy farming has a history that goes back to the early Neolithic era,
around the seventh millennium BC, in many regions of Europe and
Africa.
► Before the 20th century, milking was done by hand on small farms.
► Beginning in the early 20th century, milking was done in large scale
dairy farms with innovations including rotary parlors, the milking
pipeline and automatic milking systems that were commercially
developed in the early 1990s.
 Introduction to waste management

► Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions

required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.
► This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of
waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste
management process and waste-related laws, technologies, economic
mechanisms.
► Waste can be solid, liquid, or gases and each type has different
methods of disposal and management.
► Waste management deals with all types of waste, including industrial,
biological, household, municipal, organic, biomedical, radioactive
wastes.
Benefits of waste management

► Effective waste management reduces pollution considerably.

► Effective waste management keeps the environment clean as not much waste
will be accumulated in the surroundings.
► The process of waste management creates wide job opportunities.
► Effective waste management protects the biodiversity thus protecting the mother
earth.
► Proper waste removal helps improve air and water quality as well as
reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
► It helps in minimizing the extraction of resources along with reducing pollution
and energy consumption which is associated with manufacturing new materials.
 Hazardous waste

► Hazardous waste includes all types of rubbish that are flammable, toxic,
corrosive and reactive.
► These items can harm you as well as the environment and must be
disposed of correctly.
► Therefore, always use a reputable waste management company for
proper disposal of all hazardous waste.
► A few hazardous wastes can be recycled to form other products.
► Another way of disposing of hazardous waste is to destroy or
incinerate them.
► Pyrolysis, in a very high-temperature and under inert conditions, is an
excellent way to dispose of hazardous waste.
► A landfill is a disposal facility where rubbish is placed in. Land
treatment facilities are not landfills.