Principles of Organic Farming is an educational text that focuses on organic crop management and provides a comprehensive overview of ecology-improving practices. This book aims to provide a holistic understanding of the principles and importance of organic farming and to suggest ecologically sound practices that support the development and maintenance of sustainable agriculture. The book is based on the current state of knowledge about organic farming practices and systems, primarily from an Indian perspective.

This book is designed as a professional basic textbook for undergraduate students and meets the requirements of students studying organic farming in agricultural universities worldwide. The primary objective of this work is to promote the basic concepts of organic farming, guide production systems towards sustainable agriculture and ecologically safe practices, produce high-quality, safe products, contribute to food security, and improve the working conditions of farmers and their communities.

This book draws attention to the need to promote organic farming as a means of preserving our inherited farmland from being degraded and transformed into wastelands due to excessive interventions. It is a call to action for all concerned to support the promotion of organic farming as a means of providing a better future for future generations.

E. Somasundaram, Professor and Head of the Department of Sustainable Organic Agriculture, Directorate of Crop Management, and PRO of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

D. Udhaya Nandhini, Post Doctoral Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Sustaining Soil Health, ADAC & RI, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Trichy,Tamil Nadu, India

M. Meyyappan B.Sc. (Ag.), M.Sc. (Ag.) Agronomy and Ph.D in Agronomy from Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu 608 002, India

1: Exordium, 2: Scenario of Organic Farming, 3: Government Initiatives and Research Institutes,4: Biodiversity and Organic Farming, 5: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), 6: Organic Sources of Plant Nutrients & Its Management, 7 Organic Crop Protection, 8: ITK’s in Organic Farming, 9: Organic Crop Production Techniques, 10: Integrated Organic Farming System, 11: Organic Certification and Legislation of Organic Food, 12: Post Harvest Management of Organic Produces, 13: Problem Soil Reclamation, 14: Organic Agriculture and Climate Change