Farm to Fruit: Principles & Practices is an interdisciplinary academic book that presents agriculture as a connected system involving production, food science, vegetable science, processing, consumers, markets, finance, taxation, media, financial inclusion, and sustainable development. The book brings together contributions from ten professors belonging to different academic fields, with each chapter examining agriculture through the author’s area of specialization while remaining aligned with the central theme.
The book is edited by Dr. Raghvendra Singh and Dr. Ashish Srivastava, both associated with the Faculty of Agriculture and Allied Industries, Rama University. Their academic leadership provides the book with a strong agricultural foundation while encouraging multidisciplinary discussion and practical relevance.
The chapters explore scientific agricultural practices alongside value-chain development, circular economy, agricultural marketing, rural finance, accounting, taxation, consumer perspectives, and communication. This structure helps readers understand agriculture not only as a production activity but also as an economic, commercial, social, and institutional ecosystem.
Published by Govin Publication, the book is suitable for students, researchers, academicians, agricultural professionals, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and readers from agriculture, management, commerce, finance, food science, and allied disciplines.
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Dr. Vinay Joseph Silas is an academician, horticulture specialist, and agricultural professional serving as Assistant Professor and Head of the Department in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Allied Industries, Rama University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He holds a Ph.D. in Horticultural Science and specializes in fruit science, protected cultivation, crop-production technologies, plant-growth regulation, and commercial horticulture. He also oversees the university’s Polyhouse Project and contributes to agricultural administratioAn, student mentoring, and industry-oriented learning.
As the author of Chapter 3, “Regenerative & Organic Methods in Fruit Orchards,” in Farm to Fruit: Principles & Practices, Dr. Silas examines environmentally responsible approaches to orchard establishment and management. The chapter explains the principles, practices, and benefits of organic fruit cultivation and evaluates regenerative techniques designed to improve soil fertility, productivity, biodiversity, and ecosystem health. It further compares organic and regenerative systems in terms of philosophy, certification, input use, tillage, pest and disease management, and ecological outcomes. Special emphasis is placed on climate resilience, carbon sequestration, soil restoration, and the development of productive and sustainable fruit orchards.
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