Organic Vegetable Production

Contents: Preface. 1. Organic farming. 2. Organic agriculture. 3. Constraints of organic agriculture. 4. Organic agriculture for sustainable food production. 5. Organic agriculture policies. 6. Organic agriculture for adaptable climate change. 7. Handling and processing of organic fruits and vegetables. 8. Environmental impact of organic agriculture. 9. Socio-economic impact of organic agriculture. 10. Composting methods. Bibliography. Index.

"This book in the three volume encyclopaedia of horticultural crops is meant to serve as an introductory guide and referral on modes of organic vegetable farming, for horticultural scientist and farmers comprehensively covered are the origins of organic vegetables farming, this principles and practices, as well as all the requisite skills and technology.

Right from pre-harvest care to post harvest management, every step of the process is meticulously detailed. That concerns and problems associated with this matter are also covered in here and critical insights have been included to ascertain the future of organic vegetable production. The illustrations further serve better a group over the book content. Compendious informative and interesting it is hoped that the book finds favour with those involved in organic farming." (jacket)