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Organic Farming : An Industrial Perspective

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  • Author   :    P. Haneesh, B.V. Pillai, Joy
    Year of Publication   :   2020
    ISBN   :   9789388147354
    Language   :   English
    Binding   :   Hard Bound
    Pages   :   232
    Size   :   23 cms
    Categories   :   2020, Agriculture, Economics
    Price  :  800
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    About the Book :
    Organic farming as an eco-friendly system of agriculture is being practiced in the country as an alternative to the conventional chemical farming. It is considered as one of methods of sustainable agriculture. In recent years Organic Farming Industry has been gaining more attention on the part of policy-makers in our country. The central and state governments have implemented various schemes and projects for the promotion and development of this industry. The awareness on organic farming is slowly pervading among all the spheres of society, including farmers, traders, consumers and policy-makers. Realizing the ill effects of chemical farming, many farmers have switched over to organic style of farming. Due to the high awareness of the health problems caused by the consumption of contaminated food products, large numbers of consumers now prefer to buy organic products.

    The industry has been performing quite well in the last few years in the State of Kerala. In spite of sincere efforts on the part of central and state governments, the total organic area under cultivation in the State and the number of retail shops dealing with the organic farm products have not shown remarkable progress. The number of consumers who prefer to buy organic products is also limited. At this juncture, the authors through this book attempts to examine the various aspects of organic farming industry from the perspectives of organic farmers and consumers.

    The book comprises seven chapters, including an introduction and summing up. It is hoped that the book will be useful to entrepreneurs and executives in the organic farming industrial sector, policy-makers, academicians and researchers in the area of Commerce, Economics and Management studies.

    About the Authors
    Dr. P. Haneesh, M.Com., B.Ed., Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Post Graduate Department of Commerce, Government Arts and Science College, Kozhikode affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala. He secured the degrees of M.Com. and B.Ed. from the University of Calicut and Ph.D. in the faculty of Commerce from University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). He has thirteen years of teaching experience in under graduate and post graduate classes. He has published five research papers in reputed International journals and presented six papers in National Seminars. His fields of special interests are Finance, Accounting and Sustainable Economic Development.

    Prof. (Dr.) B. Vijayachandran Pillai, M.Com., MBA., PGDTM., Ph.D. is presently Professor, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Calicut, Kerala. He was the Head, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, School of Business Studies, University of Calicut during 2015-17. He has over thirty-six years of teaching experience and has been serving as Coordinator, School of Management Studies, Palakkad Centre of University of Calicut since 2013. He was the Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam during 2016-18 and served as Director, Directorate of Self-Financing Courses, University of Calicut (2017-19). He has successfully guided twenty-three M.Phil. Dissertations and twenty research scholars have secured their Ph.D. degree in Commerce and Management Studies under his guidance. He has authored/co-authored/edited seventeen text books and published 252 research papers and articles in reputed journals. He has presented 151 papers in the national and international level seminars/conferences. He is a member of All India Commerce Association, Indian Accounting Association and various academic bodies.

    Dr. V.S. Joy, M.Com., PGDCA, Ph.D. is Principal, Government Arts and Science College, Tholanur, Palakkad (Kerala). He has twenty-five years of teaching experience as a faculty of commerce in various colleges in Kerala. He completed Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of Kerala. He served as the Board of Studies Member and Academic Council Member of the University of Kerala. He has published thirty-five articles in reputed national and international journals and published four books. He completed a minor research project titled “Sustainable Tourism in Munnar Hills” financed by the University Grants Commission. He is the lifetime member of Indian Accounting Association. His areas of interest are tourism, e-commerce and e-governance.