Zero Budget Natural Farming in Tamil NaduZero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a holistic alternative to the current concept of high-cost chemical inputs based agriculture. It is very efficient in addrSocial Science Electronic Publishing
Zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) is a grassroots movement that aims to improve farm viability by reducing costs. In Andhra Pradesh alone, 523,000 farmers have converted 13% of productive agricultural area to ZBNF. However, sustainability of ZBNF is questioned because external nutrient inputs ...
Natural farmingTubewell Zero budgetOn the basis of initial investigations and observations at 180 acres of Gurukul Farm Kurukshetra, it appears that Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) may be a promising model in Indian Agriculture. The analytical results from different institutions (CCS HAU, Hisar...
Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a form of agricultural system redesign being practiced at scale in India, particularly in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ZBNF is an emerging set of agricultural practices designed dramatically to reduce farmers direct costs (hence 'zero budget') while boosting...
Rising Benefits, Issues and Challenges of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)Shilpa Rani
We examine the case of organic farming policy adoption to explore this paradox. Specifically, our objective was to evaluate how the state-wide Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) program (now formally known as Community Managed Natural Farming) in Andhra Pradesh, India came to be. Evidence was ...
It specifically examines Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), a grassroots peasant agroecology movement in Karnataka, India. ZBNF ends reliance on purchased inputs and loans for farming, positioning itself as a solution to extreme indebtedness and suicides among Indian farmers. The ZBNF movement has...
Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) and Scientific Organic Farming. In the empirical survey the study considers two clusters based on the two alternative organic models (i.e. a ZBNF model in Purulia district and a scientific organic farming model in Burdwan district) in West Bengal, India. ...
It has been claimed that Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), a burgeoning practice of farming in India based on low-inputs and influenced by agro-ecological principles, has the potential to improve farm viability and food security. However, there is concern that the success of the social ...
Zero Budget Natural FarmingThis paper delineates the growth of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in India. From its origins as a peasant-led social movement in the state of Karnataka, to becoming institutionalized in a state program in Andhra Pradesh, ZBNF is attaining scale and reaching ...