scholarly journals Organic Farming - Stewardship for Sustainable Agriculture

Author(s):  
Kanu Murmu
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Rupesh Kumar Meena ◽  
RS Meena ◽  
B Sri Sai Siddartha Naik ◽  
Babu Lal Meena ◽  
Suresh Chand Meena

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moch. Agus Krisno Budiyanto ◽  
Abdulkadir Rahardjanto ◽  
Lud Waluyo

Organic agriculture was a manifestation of sustainable agriculture as stipulated in SDG 2. Therefore, farmer assistance activities were needed to implement organic agricultural applications, namely the manufacture and use of organic auxins and gibberellins. This communityservice aimed to provide assistance in the manufacture and use of organic auxins and gibberellins. The method in implementing this activity was direct assistance and practice to solve problems. The activity was held for three months, in Wonorejo Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency, East Java Province, with a partner named Sumber Urip-1 Farmer Group. The indicator for the success of community service activities was that> 75% of the members (out of a total of 20 people) can practice making organic auxins and gibberellins. To improve mentoring performance, there was team synergy in the form of division of labor, cooperation patterns, and collaboration patterns. Evaluation and monitoring of activities was carried out by holding morning meetings every Friday. Through a series of activities, partners have mastered the methods of (1) manufacturing and (2) using organic auxins and gibberellins. Products were branded with the brands "Vignauksin" (from bean sprouts), "Fulicauksin" (from snails), and "Zeaberelin" (from corn). Partners' mastery of the methods of making and using organic auxins and gibberellins will support organic farming efforts which were the embodiment of sustainable agriculture.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monther M. Tahat ◽  
Kholoud M. Alananbeh ◽  
Yahia A. Othman ◽  
Daniel I. Leskovar

A healthy soil acts as a dynamic living system that delivers multiple ecosystem services, such as sustaining water quality and plant productivity, controlling soil nutrient recycling decomposition, and removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Soil health is closely associated with sustainable agriculture, because soil microorganism diversity and activity are the main components of soil health. Agricultural sustainability is defined as the ability of a crop production system to continuously produce food without environmental degradation. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), cyanobacteria, and beneficial nematodes enhance water use efficiency and nutrient availability to plants, phytohormones production, soil nutrient cycling, and plant resistance to environmental stresses. Farming practices have shown that organic farming and tillage improve soil health by increasing the abundance, diversity, and activity of microorganisms. Conservation tillage can potentially increase grower’s profitability by reducing inputs and labor costs as compared to conventional tillage while organic farming might add extra management costs due to high labor demands for weeding and pest control, and for fertilizer inputs (particularly N-based), which typically have less consistent uniformity and stability than synthetic fertilizers. This review will discuss the external factors controlling the abundance of rhizosphere microbiota and the impact of crop management practices on soil health and their role in sustainable crop production.


Farmers adopted organic farming, a sustainable agriculture method, considering economic, environmental and health concerns. Economic analysis of organic and conventional farming was carried out, focussing on Ragi and maize. Conventional farming showed a higher yield per acre (ragi 16 and maize 19 q) as compared to organic farming (ragi 14 and maize 17 quintals), but the difference was marginal. Costs and returns analysis showed a return-cost ratio of 2.32 for ragi under organic farming and 2.88 for conventional. The ratio for maize was 1.96 and 1.84, respectively, under organic and conventional farming. Considering the marginal difference of returns and accruing environmental benefits, organic farming needs to be promoted for achieving sustainable agriculture.


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