Abstract: Organic farming is a method of production of crop and livestock that involves a lot more than just choosing pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics and growth of the crops and livestock. It is a method to sustain the productivity and fitness of the eco system and people. The main goal of organic farming is to assure sustainability and to protect the environment. Organic farming has a positive effect on the environment because of its control over soil degradation and erosion, controls pollution and maintains the fertility level of the soil by bio degradable waste, it also provides healthy livestock.
Organic farming is a method of production of crop and livestock that involves a lot more than just choosing pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics and growth of the crops and livestock. The main goal of organic farming is to assure sustainability and to protect the environment. Adoption of organic farming is gradually increasing and it is practiced in nearly 100 countries, with the area under organic practices continuously growing in India. The greatest impact of organic agriculture was the change in the mindset of the people.
Introducing organic farming concept to the students will change their perspective on it. It changes the student’s relationship with food, as they tend to see in a different way. Students lack the knowledge about food such as how they grow it, care for it, nurture it, and harvest it, where it comes from, and the benefits of growing and preparing Organic food. Learning about how food is produced at an early age will improve the student’s knowledge on the environment and ecosystem. Students will learn how to become responsible towards their food.
Thus the study is conducted to implement organic Farming in the curriculum of Autonomous Colleges so as to create a vision of Higher Education which educates and develops socially responsible students.
Keywords: Organic Farming, Sustainable Education, Organic Farming in the Curriculum.
Title: A STUDY ON INTRODUCING AND DESIGNING ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCT EDUCATION: ACADEMIC SUGGESTIONS FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM FOR AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE
Author: Janaki. J, Dr. S .Ramesh
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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