Organic farming – a challenge to nutritionists

Organic Farming: Challenge of Timing Nitrogen Availability to Crop Nitrogen Requirements

being an environment friendly and more sustainable farming system. Ironically, scientists one-half century Groundwater has become increasingly degraded by NO3, and this ago devoted much research emphasis to providing farmdegradation has been partially attributed to the use of commercial inorganic N fertilizers. Conversion from conventional fertilizer maners information on the beneficial use of ...

Potential Challenges to the Adoption of Organic Poultry Farming in Nigeria: A Review

This paper considers the potential problems that may militate against the adoption of organic poultry production in Nigeria. Factors identified include: higher risk of diseases like coccidiosis and Newcastle disease, disease prevention and control / herd health management, disease containment in times of outbreak, land acquisition (land tenure system), market economies / cost-benefit ratio, pas...

A rotation design to reduce weed density in organic farming

Weeds are a major obstacle to successful crop production in organic farming. Producers may be able to reduce inputs for weed management by designing rotations to disrupt population dynamics of weeds. Population-based management in conventional farming has reduced herbicide use by 50% because weed density declines in cropland across time. In this paper, we suggest a 9-year rotation comprised of ...

Organic livestock farming A critical review

Based on production guidelines, organic livestock farming has set itself the goal of establishing environmentally friendly production, sustaining animals in good health, realising high animal welfare standards, and producing products of high quality. By striving for these goals, organic livestock farming meets the demands of an increasing number of consumers who are critical of conventional pro...

Green Investment Funds: Organic Farming