Zero Budget Natural Farming

Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) also called Subhash Palekar Krushi[1] is a farming system which relies on on-farm biomass to increase productivity of the soil. Practitioners call for non-compost, non-organic inputs to increase fertility by relying on Jeevamrutha and increasing humus content. In India, Subhash Palekar has promoted and written on it extensively.

India

ZBNF has been practised in South Indian states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh. In Andhra Pradesh, the government has promoted it at state level.[2] The government’s Economic Survey of 2018-19 advocated it as a lucrative livelihood option for small farmers.[3]

Comparative analysis

This farming method has empirically been proven to be better than organic farming.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bahadurdesai, B. Rishikesh (2026-02-01). "Subhash Palekar: A crusader for sustainable, spiritual Zero Budget Natural Farming". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  2. ^ Mishra, Srijit (June 2018). Zero Budget Natural Farming: Are This and Similar Practices The Answers (PDF) (Report). Working Papers. Vol. 70. Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-13.
  3. ^ Mukherjee, Sanjeeb (2019-07-07). "Is Subhash Palekar's zero budget natural farming solution to farm woes?". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  4. ^ Koner, Nilojyoti; Laha, Arindam (2021). "Economics of alternative models of organic farming: Empirical evidences from zero budget natural farming and scientific organic farming in West Bengal, India". International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 19 (3–4): 255–268. Bibcode:2021IJAgS..19..255K. doi:10.1080/14735903.2021.1905346. S2CID 233686317.

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