(Experience from International Conference on Organic Farming for Sustainability in
Horti-Agriculture)
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Ritesh Kumar
Senior Research Fellow (Plant Pathology)
ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region
Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi-834010
An
International Conference on Organic Farming for Sustainability in
Horti-Agriculture was organised by Jharkhand State Horticulture Mission in
association with Directorate of Horticulture and Organic Farming Authority of
Jharkhand. The objective of the two day conference (8th and 9th
November) was to create awareness on the recent advances in the field of
sustainable organic farming. Organic farming has become the most talked subject
today. It is an ancient approach to farming and is a gift given by India to the
world. Global presence of Indian certified organic produce in International
markets is receiving wide attention by countries around the world and as a
result India was the ‘Country of the Year’ in Biofach, 2012 held in Numermberg,
Germany.
The
conference dealt with different themes-
o The
Present scenario of different Organic Farming Systems and way forward for their
integration.
o Organic
Produce: Certification, Marketing, Promotion & Exports.
o Organic
Farming: Select Protocols, Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Improved
Techniques.