by APCNF Team | May 24, 2022 | Reports
Recently RySS has made one of the major breakthroughs in APCNF in the form of the PreMonsoon Dry Sowing (PMDS). PMDS is a novel method of growing crops. PMDS enables farmers to raise crops in the dry seasons – before the monsoons. It is a global breakthrough. The...
by APCNF Team | May 24, 2022 | Reports
One of the important objectives of APCNF is to keep the soil under green cover round the year through Pre-Monsoon Dry Sowing (PMDS). Walter Jehne in his lecture in NITI Aayog in 2019 mentioned that “PMDS through ZBNF in Andhra Pradesh is a Global breakthrough …...
by APCNF Team | May 24, 2022 | Reports
The main objective of the APCNF is to make agriculture economically viable, agrarian livelihoods profitable and climate-resilient. APCNF aims at reduction in cost of cultivation, enhance yields, increase incomes, reduce risks, and protect the farming and farmers from...
by APCNF Team | May 24, 2022 | Reports
During the Kharif 2019-20, APCNF, at the project level, has prevented the use of ₹475.49 cr worth fertilisers and ₹244.85 cr worth pesticides. These savings have resulted in the larger environmental and health benefits. The project has enabled the APCNF farmers to...
by APCNF Team | Sep 30, 2021 | Reports
It is well known that current agriculture (model) in India, including in Andhra Pradesh (AP), which is known as Green Revolution Model or Industrial Agriculture or Chemical Based Agriculture, is in crises and farmers are distressed. The annual farmers’ suicides report...
by APCNF Team | Sep 30, 2021 | Reports
The Government of Andhra Pradesh through Rythu Sadhikara Samstha(RySS), Department of Agriculture has introduced Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in 2016 as an alternative to chemical based agriculture. ZBNF is a paradigm shift in agricultural development. The main...
by APCNF Team | Jun 17, 2021 | Reports
In order to establish the viability of a Climate Resilient Exemplar Landscape (CREL) in Andhra Pradesh World Agroforestry (ICRAF) specialised stakeholder engagement unit, the SHARED Decision Hub, and its methodology for evidence-based decision-making engagement, was...
by APCNF Team | May 26, 2020 | Reports
AP aspires to become the first 100% natural farming state in the country. As part of a larger mission of alleviating rural poverty from agriculture and improving the quality of the ecosystem, the Government has decided to adopt ZBNF across the state. In 2016-17, the...
by APCNF Team | May 26, 2020 | Reports
There is a growing call to promote alternative agricultural practices that are sustainable yet fiscally sound. One such farming practice—zero budget natural farming (ZBNF)—which advocates the use of natural fertilisers and pesticides in lieu of external synthetic...
by APCNF Team | May 26, 2020 | Reports
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has introduced Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in 2016 as an alternative to chemical-based and capital intensive agriculture.The main objective of the ZBNF is to make agriculture economically viable, agrarian livelihoods profitable...
