The government will set up a committee on zero budget farming, minimum support price (MSP), crop diversification issues which will have representatives from centre, state governments, farmers, scientists and economists, Prime Minister announced on November 19.
What is Zero Budget Natural Farming?
- According to the UNFAO, ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a set of farming methods, in which ‘Zero Budget’ means without using any credit, and without spending any money on purchased inputs.
- Actually it is a grassroots peasant movement, which has spread to various states in India.
- This farming method was first evolved in Karnataka. The movement in Karnataka state was born out of collaboration between Mr Subhash Palekar, who put together the ZBNF practices, and the state farmers association Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), a member of La Via Campesina (LVC).
- ‘Zero budget’ farming promises to end a reliance on loans and drastically cut production costs, ending the debt cycle for desperate farmers. The word ‘budget’ refers to credit and expenses, thus the phrase ‘Natural farming’ means farming with Nature and without chemicals. “
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