News Headline
Araku Valley, Andra Pradesh, India: "We're finally reaping the results of our labour"
Source
UN Environment
Publication Date
2020-03-05
Zero-budget natural farming is a form of agricultural system redesign being practised at scale in India, particularly in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an emerging set of agricultural practices designed dramatically to reduce farmers’ direct costs (hence “zero-budget”) while boosting yields and farm health through the use of non-synthetic inputs sourced locally ("natural farming”).