Organic Farming

Vinod Bhatt | Executive Director | Navdanya Biodiversity Farm

What is Organic Farming?

A Career in Organic Farming is very intriguing. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Organic Farming, while one should first understand What is a Career in Organic Farming. It is best to learn about Organic Farming from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

With 21 years & 5 months of professional experience, Executive Director Vinod Bhatt understands Organic Farming. Here is how Executive Director Vinod Bhatt detailed Organic Farming:

Organic Farming relies on fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting. Biological pest control, mixed cropping and the fostering of insect predators are encouraged.

How Executive Director Vinod Bhatt got into Organic Farming?

I did B Sc (Zoology, Botany & Geology) from DBS, Dehradun. Post that, I did Masters in Botany followed by Ph D in Plant Pathology. I worked as a Professor of Botany at Pauri Campus for some time before joining an NGO called Academy for Mountain Environics where I worked for 2 years. I have been working with Navdanya Biodiversity Farm since 1997 and am an Executive Director there.

Executive Director Vinod Bhatt's Talk on Organic Farming

Starts with what is:
1)	Organic Farming

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Organic Farming and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Organic Farming. Here is a list of Education items required for Organic Farming:
2)	Basics of Farming
3)	Pests & Diseases
4)	Post-Harvest Management
5)	Marketing
6)	Environmental Science
7)	Certifications
8)	Plant Knowledge

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a Organic Farming. It explains Skills needed in Organic Farming with these items:
9)	Farming Skills
10)	Self-sufficiency
11)	Administration Skills
12)	Communication Skills
13)	Team Handling
14)	Observation Skills

Positives of Organic Farming motivate one to work hard for the same. The Talk discusses following Positives of Organic Farming:
15)	Eco-friendly
16)	Health Benefits
17)	Monetary Potential
18)	Work Satisfaction

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Organic Farming:
19)	Lack of Policies & Government Support
20)	Difficulty in Convincing People

In the final section of the Talk, Vinod Bhatt talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
21)	Organic Farming

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Links for this Talk

Executive Director Vinod Bhatt's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/vinodbhatt

LifePage Career Talk on Organic Farming

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/organic-farming-1

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20181012-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvpwBnbLiZQ

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