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Introduction to Organic Farming forms a part of the Organic Farming paper under the distance course of IGNOU. The core course delineates the objectives of learning the subject and the future implications of knowing the fundamentals. The topics are oriented along the line wherein soil fertility and soil conditions are given prime importance. Techniques of improving soil health through crop rotation, recycling crop wastes, growing leguminous plants, using green manure and mulching are covered in the syllabus. It also includes control of pests with the help of natural and organic pesticides. Further topics encompass animal husbandry, use of water resources and proper cultivation. Sustainable development is the most crucial matter of discussion in today’s agricultural world and the syllabus stresses on it vehemently. The techniques of farming, choice of crops, causes of selecting the method, natural pest control, crop nutrition and environmental safety are also given subsequent importance in the course matter.