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<br />
<em>* Will this form of chemical-free agriculture increase farmers&rsquo; incomes? Where are the pitfalls?<br />
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The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thrust zero budget farming into the spotlight in the first Budget speech of the 17th Lok Sabha earlier this month, calling for a &ldquo;back to the basics&rdquo; approach. She said, &ldquo;We need to replicate this innovative model through which in a few States, farmers are already being trained in this practice. Steps such as this can help in doubling our farmers&rsquo; income in time for our 75th year of Independence.&rdquo; Several States, including Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, have been aggressively driving a shift towards this model.<br />
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$disp = '<div align="justify">-The Hindu<br /><br /><em>* Will this form of chemical-free agriculture increase farmers&rsquo; incomes? Where are the pitfalls?<br /></em><br />The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thrust zero budget farming into the spotlight in the first Budget speech of the 17th Lok Sabha earlier this month, calling for a &ldquo;back to the basics&rdquo; approach. She said, &ldquo;We need to replicate this innovative model through which in a few States, farmers are already being trained in this practice. Steps such as this can help in doubling our farmers&rsquo; income in time for our 75th year of Independence.&rdquo; Several States, including Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, have been aggressively driving a shift towards this model.<br /><br /><em>* What is it and how did it come about?<br /></em><br />Zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) is a method of chemical-free agriculture drawing from traditional Indian practices.<br /><br />It was originally promoted by Maharashtrian agriculturist and Padma Shri recipient Subhash Palekar, who developed it in the mid-1990s as an alternative to the Green Revolution&rsquo;s methods driven by chemical fertilizers and pesticides and intensive irrigation. He argued that the rising cost of these external inputs was a leading cause of indebtedness and suicide among farmers, while the impact of chemicals on the environment and on long-term fertility was devastating. Without the need to spend money on these inputs &mdash; or take loans to buy them &mdash; the cost of production could be reduced and farming made into a &ldquo;zero budget&rdquo; exercise, breaking the debt cycle for many small farmers.<br /><br />Instead of commercially produced chemical inputs, the ZBNF promotes the application of jeevamrutha &mdash; a mixture of fresh desi cow dung and aged desi cow urine, jaggery, pulse flour, water and soil &mdash; on farmland. This is a fermented microbial culture that adds nutrients to the soil, and acts as a catalytic agent to promote the activity of microorganisms and earthworms in the soil. About 200 litres of jeevamrutha should be sprayed twice a month per acre of land; after three years, the system is supposed to become self-sustaining. Only one cow is needed for 30 acres of land, according to Mr. Palekar, with the caveat that it must be a local Indian breed &mdash; not an imported Jersey or Holstein.<br /><br />Please <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/what-is-zero-budget-natural-farming/article28733122.ece?homepage=true" title="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/what-is-zero-budget-natural-farming/article28733122.ece?homepage=true">click here</a> to read more. <br /></div>'
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What is zero budget natural farming? -Priscilla Jebaraj

-The Hindu * Will this form of chemical-free agriculture increase farmers’ incomes? Where are the pitfalls? The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thrust zero budget farming into the spotlight in the first Budget speech of the 17th Lok Sabha earlier this month, calling for a “back to the basics” approach. She said, “We need to replicate this innovative model through which in a few States, farmers are already being trained in this practice. Steps such as this can help in doubling our farmers’ income in time for our 75th year of Independence.” Several States, including Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, have been aggressively driving a shift towards this model. * What is it and how did it come about? Zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) is a method of chemical-free agriculture drawing from traditional Indian practices. It was originally promoted by Maharashtrian agriculturist and Padma Shri recipient Subhash Palekar, who developed it in the mid-1990s as an alternative to the Green Revolution’s methods driven by chemical fertilizers and pesticides and intensive irrigation. He argued that the rising cost of these external inputs was a leading cause of indebtedness and suicide among farmers, while the impact of chemicals on the environment and on long-term fertility was devastating. Without the need to spend money on these inputs — or take loans to buy them — the cost of production could be reduced and farming made into a “zero budget” exercise, breaking the debt cycle for many small farmers. Instead of commercially produced chemical inputs, the ZBNF promotes the application of jeevamrutha — a mixture of fresh desi cow dung and aged desi cow urine, jaggery, pulse flour, water and soil — on farmland. This is a fermented microbial culture that adds nutrients to the soil, and acts as a catalytic agent to promote the activity of microorganisms and earthworms in the soil. About 200 litres of jeevamrutha should be sprayed twice a month per acre of land; after three years, the system is supposed to become self-sustaining. Only one cow is needed for 30 acres of land, according to Mr. Palekar, with the caveat that it must be a local Indian breed — not an imported Jersey or Holstein. Please click here to read more.