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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | ICAR to study zero budget farming before its rollout -Rituraj Tiwari

ICAR to study zero budget farming before its rollout -Rituraj Tiwari

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published Published on Jul 15, 2019   modified Modified on Jul 15, 2019
-The Economic Times

Zero-budget farming is being promoted in several areas as a low-cost, natural alternative to prevalent practices of heavy use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.

NEW DELHI:
The government has asked the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India’s top farm research institution, to conduct a study on the efficacy zero budget farming (ZBF) results before its nationwide rollout. NITI Aayog member and agricultural economics and policy expert Ramesh Chand told ET reports were expected in two to three months.

“There is no scientific evidence till now on the results of zero budget farming. We will first assess the report, which ICAR will be submitting, before reaching to any conclusion,” said Chand.

Zero-budget farming is being promoted in several areas as a low-cost, natural alternative to prevalent practices of heavy use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, which can degrade the soil and leave toxic residue in the harvested crop.

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The Economic Times, 13 July, 2019, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/icar-to-study-zero-budget-farming-before-its-rollout/articleshow/70201301.cms?from=mdr


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