Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality

Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 43(2)

Published: March 23, 2023

Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a grassroot agrarian movement and state backed extension in Andhra Pradesh, has been claimed to potentially meet the twin goals of global food security environmental conservation. However, there lack statistically evaluated data support assertions yield benefits ZBNF compared organic or conventional alternatives, mechanistically account for them. In order fill this gap, controlled field experiments were established twenty-eight farms across six districts, spanning over 800 km, three cropping seasons. these experiments, we (no synthetic pesticides fertilisers, home-made inputs comprising

Language: Английский

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Stability Indices, AMMI and GGE Biplots Analysis of Forage Oat Germplasm Under Variable Growing Regimes in the Northwestern Himalayas

Agricultural Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Natural Farming Practices for Chemical-Free Agriculture: Implications for Crop Yield and Profitability

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 647 - 647

Published: March 9, 2023

The “Green Revolution” (GR) technology-induced agricultural intensification has transformed India from food scarcity to a surplus country. However, this also resulted into several adverse repercussions. Increased application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides with stagnating/declining crop productivity dovetailed uncertain market conditions climate change effects which in un-remunerative agriculture. Consequently, farmers have fallen the debt trap due rising cost production apart health hazards serious exposure harmful pesticides. Natural Farming (NF), an agro-ecological approach farming is believed be effective way counter some these challenges. present paper presents field-level farmers’ experiences NF adoption three states India—Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra. study was conducted during February–March 2019 by surveying 295 adopted 170 non-NF farmers. It found that practice been followed for more than 10 years but others recent past. There variation are who using Farm Yard Manure (FYM). A solid form jeevamritha (liquid concoction microbial inoculants) called as ghanajeevamritha used Andhra Pradesh. observed yields superior yield without FYM. In most crops, however, FYM had greater farms. decrease variable marginal increase price produce. suggests natural may seen one alternative practices potential rejuvenate agro-ecosystem, besides saving individual

Language: Английский

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Balancing food security and environmental safety: rethinking modern agricultural practices

Environmental and Experimental Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(4), P. 101 - 110

Published: Jan. 15, 2024

Agriculture has played an important role in human life, both for sustaining life and livelihood. The population explosion necessitated huge agricultural production. Consequently, there been modernisation of agriculture not only farming practices, but also introducing improved implements, irrigation, chemical fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, high-yielding seeds. Agricultural intensification monoculture make it possible to increase crop production, a large extent gaining food security, paying no or little attention environmental well-being. Intensive tillage leads soil erosion, nutrient loss, organic carbon which affects the biota. Extraction underground water irrigation causes groundwater levels drop hinders aquifer recharge. Monoculture cultivation crops lead loss many indigenous varieties prevalence pests pathogens. Extensive fertiliser application can cause acidification, eutrophication, nitrate contamination through leaching. Indiscriminate use pesticides is potential threat non-target organisms, including humans. sector contributes considerable portion greenhouse gases atmosphere. Therefore, way protect our mother earth create healthy environment sustainable ensure safety security.

Language: Английский

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The ties that bind: how trees can enhance agroecological transitions

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 98(7), P. 2369 - 2383

Published: Aug. 3, 2024

Abstract Agricultural systems have a long history of responding to various economic and socio-political forces, including supply demand, political preferences power inequalities. Our current food system continues respond contemporary forces with call for sustainable transformations in the face increased pressure competition over resources, severe consequences climatic change, widespread degradation land water accelerating loss biodiversity. Both agroforestry agroecology evolved as approaches agricultural management that focus on application ecological principles achieve agriculture. Agroecological are designed engage entire agrifood system, instance identifying broad participation involving diversity actors knowledge systems. production significant historical links approaches, but not all involves trees is line agroecological principles. Drawing (1) literature review, (2) case studies nexus presented at 5th World Congress Agroforestry (WCA), (3) audience responses statements Congress, we explore two main ways come together: encompasses transitions involve trees. We review status agroecology, functions specific can enhance achievement outcomes, tensions between simple larger potential multidimensional sustainability inclusion also present level agreement four key about agroforestry-agroecology enumerated WCA. It clear some features operationalize aim transition away from monocultures use environmentally disruptive agrochemicals, toward strengthening biodiversity resilience. Yet, much remains be done more fully framing practices incorporate within practices. Pathways strengthen proposed, which role multifunctionality resilience using related sharing equity enrich

Language: Английский

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“It feels like we’re doing something good.” Mapping farmer perceptions of zero budget natural farming onto crop yields in Andhra Pradesh

World Development Perspectives, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 37, P. 100665 - 100665

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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Andhra Pradesh community managed natural farming – a conversation

The Journal of Peasant Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Language: Английский

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Ratio Versus Difference Optimisation in Human Behaviour

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Models of optimization have played an important role in the fields evolution as well economics. In classical models optimization, some tend to maximize ratio returns investment, and others difference between two. Clarity contextual appropriateness versus model came very recently. This clarity resolves several questions, paradoxes, apparent fallacies animal behaviour human social economic behavior. Phenomena such offspring quality-quantity trade-off apply by principles similar behaviour. Paradoxical phenomena concord or sunk cost fallacy, differential acceptance high-yielding varieties agriculture livestock, strategies harvesting natural resources are better understood conditions. The mind might evolved innate knowledge about when use decision making.

Language: Английский

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Reconnecting with Nature through Good Governance: Inclusive Policy across Scales

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 382 - 382

Published: March 9, 2022

We are disconnected from nature, surpassing planetary boundaries at a time when our climate and social crises converge. Even prior to the emergence of COVID-19, United Nations its member states were already off track achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) fulfil commitments made under Paris Agreement. While agricultural expansion intensification have supported increases in food production, this model has also fostered an unsustainable industry overproduction, waste, consumption larger quantities carbon-intensive ultra-processed foods. By addressing tension that exists between current system all is exploited by it, different scales governance can serve as spaces transformation towards more equitable, sustainable outcomes. This review looks how good reconnect people with nature through inclusive structures across scales. Using four examples focus on place-based rights-based approaches—such multilateralism, agroecology, co-governance—the author hopes highlight ways policy processes supporting healthy communities resilient ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Promoting Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture Through Participatory System Dynamics with Crop-Water-Income Dynamics

Water Resources Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 37(10), P. 3935 - 3951

Published: June 13, 2023

Language: Английский

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