Covering a wide array of topics on the status and challenges of organic farming, including production, nutrient management, plant protection, processing methods, organic production, policy issues, etc., in food crops, vegetable crops, and sugarcane, this new volume addresses how organic farming is an attractive option toward the reduction of toxic emissions produced from traditional agriculture and how it can help mitigate the deleterious effects on crops from climate change. With a focus primarily on India but with application elsewhere in the agricultural world, the volume looks at organic crop production in conjunction with ensuring rural livelihood security, maintaining and enhancing soil health, sugarcane productivity and sugar industry by-products, nutritional management in system-based organic farming, the management of pests in organic farming, the use of vermiculture as an important method for organic farming, and much more. The volume also looks at the issues and challenges in the marketing of organic produce.
D. P. Singh, PhD, is Associate Professor/Sr. Scientist (Vegetable Seeds) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P., India, as well as the Officer in Charge of the All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops and Joint Director of Research. Dr. Singh has over 32 years of experience in teaching, research, and extension activities in seed production technology dissemination and rural extension programs and has developed technologies for vegetable crops. He has published research papers, books, book chapters, proceedings, technical training manuals, etc.
H. G. Prakash, PhD, is Joint Director of Research at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur U.P., India, where he contributed to the execution, monitoring, and impact assessment of R&D of research projects, developing 43 high-yielding cultivars and 105 agrotechniques. He was instrumental in organizing seminars, webinars, and advanced training programs for students and faculty across the country.
M. Swapna, PhD, is Principal Scientist in the Division of Crop Improvement at ICAR–Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research. She is working on sugarcane genetic improvement, making use of conventional as well as nonconventional tools and is part of a team that has developed improved sugarcane varieties for subtropical sugarcane growing areas. Dr. Swapna is Editorial Manager of the journal Sugar Tech and has also organized many national and international conferences.
S. Solomon, PhD, was Vice Chancellor at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur U.P., India, where he was given awards for his contribution to agricultural education and research. He was also Director of the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research. During his 36-year research career, he has published research papers, books, and technical reports. He is the President of the Society for Sugar Research and Promotion and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Sugar Tech.
