Training Manual for Organic Agriculture
Publication Year: 2015
Author(s): Gomez I , Thivant L , TECA Team – Research and Extension Division (DDNR) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO)
Abstract:
Organic agriculture is an integrated production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity (FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, 2007). It emphasizes the use of natural inputs (i.e. mineral and products derived from plants) and the renunciation of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Publisher/Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations
Theme: Traditional Agriculture | Subtheme: Agricultural Practices
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