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Himachal Pradesh farmers are increasingly adopting chemical-free natural farming under the Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana, supported by training, MSPs, and certification, improving soil health, crop yields, incomes, and promoting sustainable, environmentally friendly agriculture.
Description:
A sustainable agricultural practice that avoids chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive tillage, relying on ecological balance and indigenous bio-inputs.
Key Principles:
- No chemical inputs – avoids synthetic fertilizers/pesticides.
- Use of bio-inputs – Jeevamrut, Beejamrut, Panchagavya.
- Minimal soil disturbance – no tilling or plowing.
- Intercropping & crop rotation – maintain soil fertility and pest control.
- Mulching & cover cropping – conserve moisture, reduce erosion.
Key Benefits:
1. Improves Soil Health: Boosts microbial activity & organic matter, reduces land degradation (India’s 30% land degraded).
2. Saves Water: Practices like mulching reduce irrigation needs, India uses 25% of global groundwater; NF enhances retention.
3. Reduces Costs: Zero Budget Natural Farming cuts water & electricity use by ~50–60%.
4. Climate Resilient: Reduces methane & nitrous oxide emissions, More resilient during floods/cyclones. (e.g., Titli & Pethai in 2018).
5. Enhances Food & Nutritional Security
6. Rural Livelihood Generation: Labor-intensive → promotes rural employment, esp. for women (Krishi Sakhis).
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