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ATHULMOOC
ATHULMOOC
Submitted By
ATHUL CHANDRAN
Register No:
210021070460
Mentored by
Dr. Kuriakose V Kocheril
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
CATHOLICATE COLLEGE, PATHANAMTHITTA
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DEPATMENT OF COMMERCE
CATHOLICATE COLLEGE, PATHANAMTHITTA
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Project Report on ‘ORGANIC FARMING’ submitted to Mahatma
Gandhi University by Athul Chandran Reg. No. 210021070460 ,B.com Finance and Taxation
in partial fulfiment of the requirements for the MOOC on Organic Farming is carried out by his
under my guidance.
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DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the Project report on ‘ORGANIC FARMING’ submitted to the Mahatma
Gandhi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MOOC on Organic Farming
is done by me under the guidance of Dr. Kuriakose V Kocheril
, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta.
Pathanamthitta
ATHUL CHANDRAN
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1. INTRODUCTION 5-8
2. MATERIALS & METHODS 9-11
3. OBSERVATIONS & DATA COLLECTIONS 12
4. PHOTOS 13-14
7. ABSTRACT 17
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Composting
The composting process is a complex interaction between the
waste and the microorganisms within the waste. The
microorganisms that carry out this process fall into three groups:
Bacteria, Fungi, and Actinomycetes. Actinomycetes are a form of
fungi like bacteria that break down organic matter.
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Advantages of Composting
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• Good for the environment
Most of our home waste is sent to garbage landfills where they
rot and release methane and carbon dioxide into the air.
Composting organic wastes can help in reducing the overall
impact on the environment.
• Conserves water
One of the most important benefits of composting is that it
allows the soil to retain water. This provides a steady source of
moisture and nutrients to the plants in your garden and also
reduces the need for constant watering of plants.
Disadvantages of composting
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• Its efficiency depends on the amount of organic wastes
The efficiency of compost might be based on the quantity of
waste produced. Take for instance, only low levels of organic
food waste is produced, the effort associated with the
production of compost will not be in agreement with the
rewards that is it won’t worth the stress and all.
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CHAPTER 2
MATERIALS AND METHOD
• Bio bins
• Composting inoculums
The first step to make compost is to choose where you will make
the compost. The process of compost in the bins very fast because
heat is conserved, which speeds up the composting process. The
size of the compost bin solely depends on the amount of compost
you want. If you want more compost to feed your garden plants,
then you need to pick a small compost bin.
Keep the compost bin in a good place
The surface where you will keep the compost bin needs to be
flat and free from any kind of natural disaster. The surface of
the place also needs to be well drained without complete.
Add green and brown organic materials
The compost needs to contain the correct proportion of nitrogen,
carbon, oxygen and water. in order to make compost contains both
nitrogen and carbon, you need to add brown and green organic
matters. The brown materials help absorb excess water and
prevent the compost from releasing out the unpleasant odors. On
the other hand, green materials add nitrogen, moisture, and also
help conserve heat.
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Alternate between layers
When the compost looks too dry, that is an indication that the
brown matters overweight the green matters. In this case, there
is a need to gently moisten the compost with water or add
more fresh green materials. This also helps keep the compost
moisture intact.
Turn the compost timely
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CHAPTER 3
OBSERVATION AND DATA
COLLECTION
• Timeline:-
The project was started at 3rd April , vegetable and fruit peels
wastes were added in every three days, it took almost two weeks
to fill the bucket.
Onion peels, egg shells, carrot peels, garlic peels are added in
compost in every three days. Water was added in twice a week to
maintain moisture in the bio bucket. Approximately 30g of kitchen
wastes were added in every day.
After 40 days, the compost was ready for use. The compost is in
dark brown color with dry and thick in texture.
Quality of compost
The final product was tested to the base of garden plants, and
result were seen within a week as grown up.
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CHAPTER 4
PHOTOS
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CHAPTER 5
COST BENEFITS
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CHAPTER 6
CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER 7
ABSTRACT
Organic farming offers an alternative to more widespread, high input
farming practices that use synthetic fertilizers, fungicides and
pesticides. The environmental impact of organic farming is low and can
be seen as way of cleaning up and improving degraded agricultural
land.
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