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Ground results validate zero budget natural farming :Subhash PalekarSpeaking to BusinessLine at a farm on the outskirts of Aurangabad, Subhash Palekar, father of ZBNF, rebuts every criticism and allays every fear that have been raised

Andhra Pradesh to become India's first Zero Budget Natural Farming state

Farm scientists’ body dismisses idea of zero-budget natural farming, calls it an unproven technologyThe government should not needlessly invest capital and human resources towards promoting the idea, the Natural Academy of Agricultural Sciences said.

‘Organic farming is worse than atom bomb … does not suit Indian conditions, only adds to greenhouse emissions’NDA’s stated aim is to double farmers’ income by 2022. A solution proposed in the Union Budget was a “back to basics” approach through “zero budget” farming. Subhash Palekar, the founder of this approach, speaks...

Agroecology - FAO - UN CFS

United Nations Committee on Food Security (CFS) High Level Panel of Experts have released a publication on Agroecology. Stresses on systemic top down approach changes to match bottom up approach that Farmers and Civil Society has undertaken till date. ZBNF also finds a special mention in this document (Box 8) [Page 42]. Other programs as run in India - PGS, Permaculture, Agroforestry etc all find mention.

Link to Agroecological and other innovative approaches - for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition :

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/hlpe/hlpe_documents/HLPE_Reports/HLPE-Report-14_EN.pdf

ZBNF is suitable for all of State’s agro-climatic zones: Subhash PalekarAndhra Pradesh government has adopted Zero-Budget Natural Farming model and Karnataka is set to experiment with it.

Anyone with half an acre of land can start natural farming - Times of IndiaSubhash Palekar is a much-celebrated name in the agriculture sector. A proponent of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), he was in Chennai recently, af

Palekar for zero-budget farming in individual villagesAgriculture expert Subhash Palekar on Monday advised the state government to start ‘zero-budget natural farming’ in individual villages so that it can be implemented effectively.

With zero-cost methods, this 68-year-old scientist is fighting farmer suicides in VidarbhaA Padma Shree awardee, Subhash Palekar propounded the method of alternative agriculture practice called zero-budget natural farming.

9-day programme to be held in Tiruchy for farmersEminent farmer Subhash Palekar, known for his zero budget natural farming, Friday announced a nine-day training programme in Tiruchirappalli from February 2-10 for the benefit of farmers. Farmers, who have adopted his popular 'Palekar Krishi'

Expert Subhash Palekar questions push for Israel farming modelZero-budget natural farming (ZBNF) pioneer Subhash Palekar has questioned why the state government is pursuing Israel’s farm technology when ZBNF is the better option.

'Natural wisdom can save agriculture'The man who launched zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) in India, 69-year-old Subhash Palekar from Belora village in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, has taken up the cause of spreading the concept as a viable and healthy alternative in agriculture.

Two crore acres under natural farming, says AP CM Naidu - Times of IndiaVIJAYAWADA: Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced that about two crore acres will be brought under natural farming in the state by .

Subhash Palekar, pioneer of Zero-budget farming denies Rs 50 croreHe also cited success stories of villages where crops have grown through this method and flourished even in droughts unlike the ones that are grown using chemical or organic farming methods.

Centre discusses Subhash Palekar farming pattern for national use - Times of IndiaNAGPUR: The Central government seems to be seriously considering the Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZNBF), promoted by Padma Shri Subhash Palekar, as on.

The zero budget farming discordThere is unease over the crusader of natural farming, Subhash Palekar, for renaming the technique after himself

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Zero Budget Natural Farming model to be implemented in other States on lines of Himachal, Andhra Pradesh | | Himachal Watcher

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