Organic Agriculture. Towards Sustainability

Organic Agriculture Towards Sustainability Edited by Vytautas Pilipavicius Organic Sustainability D3pZ4iAgriculture & bhgvld,Towards Dennixxx & rosea (for softarchive) Edited by Vytautas Pilipavicius Stole src from http://avaxho.me/blogs/exLib/ Published by AvE4EvA Copyright © 2014 All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Technical Editor AvE4EvA MuViMix Records Cover Designer Published 07 May, 2014 ISBN-10 9535113402 ISBN-13 978-9535113409 Contents Preface Chapter 1 Organic Agriculture, Sustainability and Consumer Preferences by Terrence Thomas and Cihat Gunden Chapter 2 Analysis of Production and Consumption of Organic Products in South Africa by Maggie Kisaka-Lwayo and Ajuruchukwu Obi Chapter 3 Organic agricultural practices among small holder farmers in South Western Nigeria by Sijuwade Adebayo and Idowu O Oladele Chapter 4 Current Status of Advisory and Extension Services for Organic Agriculture in Europe and Turkey by Orhan ÿzÿatalbas Chapter 5 Lithuanian Organic Agriculture in the Context of European Union by Vytautas Pilipavicius and Alvydas Grigaliunas Chapter 6 Mixtures of Legumes with Cereals as a Source of Feed for Animals by Mariola Staniak, Jerzy Ksiezak and Jolanta Bojarszczuk Chapter 7 Tomato Fruit Quality from Organic and Conventional Production by Ilic S. Zoran, Kapoulas Nikolaos and ÿunic Ljubomir Chapter 8 Application of Active EM-Calcium in Green Agricultural Production — Case Study in Tomato and Flue-cured Tobacco Production by Xiaohou Shao, Tingting Chang, Maomao Hou, Yalu Shao and Jingnan Chen VI Contents Chapter 9 The Suitability of Different Winter and Spring Wheat Varieties for Cultivation in Organic Farming by Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk, Jan Kus, Krzysztof Jonczyk and Jaroslaw Stalenga Chapter 10 Organic Production of Cash Cereals and Pseudocereals by Franc Bavec Chapter 11 Environmental Aspects Of Organic Farming by Jan Moudryÿ jr. and Jan Moudryÿ Preface Organic agriculture combines tradition, in