CERTIFICATE IN ORGANIC FARMING – NEW DELHI – SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
CERTIFICATE IN ORGANIC FARMING – NEW DELHI – SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE CERTIFICATE IN ORGANIC FARMING – NEW DELHI – SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Introduction: Overthe years, it has become commonplace to understand and define organic agriculture as farming without synthetic pesticides and conventional fertilizers. This should not be considered a definition but a characteristic, only one characteristic of a socially and environmentally conscious approach to agriculture that is currently experiencing rapid growth in the sector. India is fast becoming a major base for production and supply of organically produced agricultural products to the world market. In a first of its kind initiative, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) of the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, has developed a 6-months duration Certificate in Organic Farming. This Certificate programme on Organic Farming wi...