Links for more Information on Organic Agriculture
General Information on Organic Farming
View downloadable presentations from CTAHR's Organic Workshops (fall 2006).
Visit ATTRA
Organic Farming,
for introductory information on all aspects of
organic production. This website has downloadable publications for
organic
fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, field crops, livestock, pest control,
fertilizers, marketing, regulation and certification. For a list of
their
organic publications, view Guide
to ATTRA's Organic Publications (downloadable
Adobe Acrobat file).
International Federation of Organic Agriculture
Movements is an international
organization for organic agriculture. The website offers the IFOAM Training
Manual for Organic Agriculture in the Tropics. Although designed
for
agricultural educators, the content gives an excellent introduction to
organic
production in tropical regions.
Organic Fruits
and Vegetables from the Tropics (large pdf file) This UNCTAD
(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) publication is an
excellent reference for tropical organic fruit and vegetable production.
Transitioning to
Organic Production: USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Network
(SAN) 32 page publication (downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF) features farmer
profiles to explain how conventional farmers can move into organic production
methods.
Insect Pest Management for
Organic Crops, UC Davis
Plant Disease Management
for Organic Crops, UC Davis
Postharvest Handling
for Organic Crops, UC Davis
Soil Fertility Management
for Organic Crops, UC Davis
Soil Management
and Soil Quality for Organic Crops, UC Davis
Weed Management
for Organic Crops, UC Davis
Organic Agriculture at FAO
Organic Coffee
Production (CTAHR video)
Organic
Farming in Hawaii (downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF file) is an issue
of
CTAHR Vegetable Crops Update (April 1999) authored by Ted Radovich and
Hector Valenzuela (hector@hawaii.edu) which overviews organic farming in
our
state.
Sustainable
Agriculture in Hawai'i: CTAHR's website for sustainable agriculture,
with links on topics such as: agricultural entrepreneurship, sustainable
and organic production, environmental topics, sustainable animal production,
sustainable agriculture programs and international organizations.
The Cover Crop
and Green Manure database, hosted by the CTAHR Sustainable
Agriculture website, provides information on various species used as cover
crops and green manure in the state.