Organic vegetable production - soil management and crop establishment

Organic farming starts with the soil.

The organic farmer’s primary aim should be to provide crop and animal nutrition by implementing practices that nurture the soil, stimulate soil life, and conserve nutrients.

This involves developing both long-term and short-term strategies to improve soil health and to supply crop nutrition.

This Primefact covers the following topics:

• Soil fertility and crop nutrition
• Determining crop nutrient requirements
• Soil preparation and planting
• Irrigation
• Post-harvest management and marketing