Some of the strategies discussed in the book are farmer-to-farmer dissemination, the social capital of women's self-help groups and their federations, and the support of the government.
Andhra Pradesh s Natural Farming Model Could Scale Up Sustainable Agriculture in India
Natural farming is a type of organic farming, based on the elimination of chemical inputs and use of locally available resources to reduce farmers input costs and make agriculture remunerative.
A farmer uses cattle to till his land. Photo: Ananth BS/Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Government2 hours ago
We need to fix agriculture in India â our current system is exploitative for both our farmers and the environment. Today, nearly all public spending in agriculture goes to support input-intensive practices that have only deepened the crisis. As we are in the process of rewriting agricultural policies, sustainability needs to be key in our thinking about a safety net for farmers.