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Essay On Natural Agriculture

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Natural Farming in India: An Exploratory Study in Telangana State Abstract

After green revolution, agricultural production in India became very costly because of high input cost and low or negative returns of profit/output. Today majority of the population is depending on modern agricultural methods to meet demand for food in the economy, due to lack of institutional support most of the farmers were committing suicides and also because of high level of exploitation of private money lenders at village level. All these happening because of prevalence of post-colonial capitalism and feudalism in the agrarian structure of India. Natural farming is a best alternative solution for farmers as it is the traditional method followed in India. Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese farmer …show more content…

Later, this method was reduced to a single direct seeding of clover, barley and rice over the standing heads of rice. The result is a denser crop of smaller, but highly productive and stronger plants. Fukuoka's practice and philosophy emphasized small scale operation and challenged the need for mechanized farming techniques for high productivity, efficiency and economies of scale. In India, natural farming is often referred to as "Rishi Kheti". In India this farming, includes ancient Vedic principles of farming including use of animal waste and herbs for controlling pests and promoting growth. The rishi’s or Indian sages use cow products like buttermilk, milk, cure and its waste urine for preparing growth promoters. The farming is regarded as non-violent farming without any usage of chemical fertilizer and pesticides. They obtain high quality natural or organic produce having medicinal values. Today still small no. of farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu use this farming in India. The conversion of land from conventional farming which is done by using

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