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Synergizing biotechnology and natural farming: pioneering agricultural sustainability through innovative interventions [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
The world has undergone a remarkable transformation from the era of famines to an age of global food production that caters to an exponentially growing population. This transformation has been made possible by significant agricultural revolutions, marked
Anila Badiyal, Rishi Mahajan, Ranbir Singh Rana, Ruchi Sood, Abhishek Walia, Tanuja Rana, Shilpa Manhas, D. K. Jayswal   +7 more
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Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality. [PDF]

Agron Sustain Dev, 2023
Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a grassroot agrarian movement and a state backed extension in Andhra Pradesh, and has been claimed to potentially meet the twin goals of global food security and environmental conservation.
Duddigan S, Shaw LJ, Sizmur T, Gogu D, Hussain Z, Jirra K, Kaliki H, Sanka R, Sohail M, Soma R, Thallam V, Vattikuti H, Collins CD.   +12 more
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Governing the soil: natural farming and bionationalism in India. [PDF]

Agric Human Values, 2022
This article examines India’s response to the global soil health crisis. A longstanding centre of agricultural production and innovation, India has recently launched an ambitious soil health programme.
Fitzpatrick IC, Millner N, Ginn F.
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Natural Farming Practices for Chemical-Free Agriculture: Implications for Crop Yield and Profitability

Agriculture, 2023
The “Green Revolution” (GR) technology-induced agricultural intensification has transformed India from food scarcity to a food surplus country. However, this has also resulted into several adverse repercussions.
Ranjit Kumar, Sanjiv Kumar, BS Yashavanth, Nakeertha Venu, PC Meena, A Dhandapani, Alok Kumar   +6 more
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The Multiple Influences of Natural Farming Environment on the Cultured Population Behavior of Kuruma Prawn, Penaeus japonicus. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Simple Summary To inform the management of shrimp culture strategies, it is important to uncover the interaction of complex factors with shrimp behaviors in the culture environment.
Cheng W, Zhang H, Wang P, Wei Y, Chen C, Hou Y, Deng X, Li S, Sun S, Cai Q, Mao Y, Liu X.   +11 more
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Natural farming

Journal of Agriculture and Ecology, 2022
Due to the increasing global population, advancement in farming techniques to meet the global food demand is the need of the hour. Conventional farming techniques have increased the yield over the past few decades, but those techniques also have adverse ...
RS Bana, Rakesh Dawar, SM Haldhar, S. Godara, Arjun Singh, SD Bamboriya, Vipin Kumar, AK Mishra, Manoj Choudhary   +8 more
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Impact of Natural Farming Cropping System on Rural Households—Evidence From Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, India

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Natural farming, popularly known as zero budget natural farming, is an innovative farming approach. It is low input based, climate resilient, and low cost farming system because all the inputs (insect repellents, fungicides, and pesticides) are made up ...
Chinglembi Laishram, Rohit Kumar Vashishat, Subhash Sharma, Bhavna Rajkumari, Neha Mishra, Parul Barwal, Manoj Kumar Vaidya, Ravinder Sharma, Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, Ashu Chandel, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Neha Sharma   +11 more
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India's agroecology programme, 'Zero Budget Natural Farming', delivers biodiversity and economic benefits without lowering yields. [PDF]

Nat Ecol Evol
The Global Biodiversity Framework promotes agroecological farming approaches1, yet rigorous system-wide evaluations of agroecological programmes are urgently needed to balance the intertwined but partially competing Sustainable Development Goals of ...
Berger I, Kamble A, Morton O, Raj V, Nair SR, Edwards DP, Wauchope HS, Joshi V, Basu P, Smith B, Dicks LV.   +10 more
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Microbial Diversity in the Phyllosphere and Rhizosphere of an Apple Orchard Managed under Prolonged "Natural Farming" Practices. [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
Microbial diversity in an apple orchard cultivated with natural farming practices for over 30 years was compared with conventionally farmed orchards to analyze differences in disease suppression.
He YH, Adkar-Purushothama CR, Ito T, Shirakawa A, Yamamoto H, Kashiwagi A, Tatewaki A, Fujibayashi M, Sugiyama S, Yaginuma K, Akahira T, Yamamoto S, Tsushima S, Matsushita Y, Sano T.   +14 more
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ADVANCING NATURAL FARMING: A SYSTEMATICAL LITERATURE REVIEW OF NATURAL FARMING PRACTICES IN INDIA

EPRA International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Economic Research
The agricultural sector captures a key position and is the backbone of the Indian economy. This systematic literature review (SLR) investigates the efficacy of natural farming practices, which is known as Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), in addressing
Osama Mohammed Salih Bashir Daifa, Dawit Negussie Tolossa, Dr. Nilam Panchal, Mr Sudhanshu Jangir   +3 more
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