Skill Courses
Agriculture Waste Management
SEC 010 · 2 (0+2) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Skill Enhancement Course. Students pick one course from this basket (SEC 001 to SEC 012) for each Skill Enhancement slot, SEC-I to SEC-VI, in Semesters I to IV. Counts are numbers of practicals.
Practical
23 topics · 28 practicals
| No. | Topic | Practicals |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Identification, Collection and quantification of Agricultural Wastes | 1 |
| 2 | Classification of farm Waste (Pulse/cereal/oilseed waste/weeds etc.) | 1 |
| 3 | Characterization of Organic Waste (chemical composition & analysis) | 1 |
| 4 | Aerobic & anaerobic Composting: Heap Method; Composting: Pit Method; Windrow Composting; Vermi composting; Indore composting; NADEP compost etc. (method, procedure, monitoring and guidelines for composting process) | 3 |
| 5 | Assessment of Compost Maturity and Quality as per Fertilizer Control Order (FCO) (physical & chemical parameters) | 1 |
| 6 | Preparation of value-added Organic Manures | 1 |
| 7 | Design and Setup of a Biogas Plant (Small Scale) | 1 |
| 8 | Monitoring Parameters in Biogas Production | 1 |
| 9 | Utilization of Biogas Slurry as a source of nutrient | 1 |
| 10 | Biofuel production technologies | 1 |
| Unit II | ||
| 11 | Biochar Production from Agricultural wastes | 1 |
| 12 | Agro-Industrial Waste Utilization (e.g., Bagasse, Sugarcane press mud (SPM) Husk, Peels, paper sludge, slaughterhouse waste, food industry waste etc.) | 1 |
| 13 | Coir pith & its uses | 1 |
| 14 | Dairy wastes (solid & liquid) Management | 1 |
| 15 | Preparation of Biopesticides Using Farm Wastes (Neemastra, brahmastra, dash parni etc.) | 1 |
| 16 | Risk Assessment of Environmental Hazards and management under Waste Management (heavy metals, pathogens, agro chemicals etc.) | 1 |
| 17 | In-situ Crop Residue Management Techniques; Designing a Waste Management Plan for a Model Farm (Conservation Agriculture, retention & incorporation of residues, waste decomposers, green & brown manuring etc.) | 2 |
| 18 | Production & characterization of liquid organic manures (e.g., Beejamrut, Jeevamrut, Panchagavya, ghanjeevamrut etc.) | 2 |
| 19 | Legislation and regulatory requirements in waste management | 1 |
| Unit III | ||
| 20 | Field Visit to Composting/Biogas/Waste Management Units | 1 |
| 21 | Survey of Community Based Practices for waste disposal/management | 1 |
| 22 | Preparation of Waste-to-Wealth Products (e.g., Paper Pots, Briquettes) | 2 |
| 23 | Documentation and Report Writing on Waste Management Projects | 1 |