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How Women in Himachal are growing Healthier Crops using 'Zero Budget' Farming Techniques -Ashwani Sharma

-Outlook India

Women farmers in Himachal Pradesh are pioneering new all-natural farming techniques under the state government's 'Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)' drive.

50-year-old Satya Devi practised her traditional farm operations using chemicals, sprays, fertilizers and pesticides. But despite using the best marketing practices. She wasn’t able to make much money or save due to high farm input costs.

In 2018, Satya Devi switched over to Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)—a drive launched by the Himachal Pradesh state government to bring an end to the use of harmful chemicals in growing cash crops and fruits including apples.

A resident of a small mountain village in Lafughati, 44 km from Shimla, Satya Devi who grows apples, cash crops like peas, tomatoes, potatoes and cereals, has scripted her own success story as one of the pioneers of the ZBNF in the state.

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