Publications
Natural Farming Through a Wide-Angle Lens
True Cost Accounting Study of Community Managed Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) is a state-wide agro- ecological transformation of the farming practices of its 6 million farmers over 6 million hectares and 50...
Assessing the Impact of APCNF Third Interim Report of Rabi 2021-22
The current study is a continuation of the Assessing the Impact of APCNF studies for 2019-20, and 2020-21, undertaken by Institute for Development Studies Andhra Pradesh (IDSAP), Visakhapatnam. This is the third interim report of 2021-22 study, covering the Rabi...
Assessing the Impact of APCNF – Second Interim Report of 2021-22 – Kharif Season
Recently RySS made one of the major breakthroughs in Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) in the form of the Pre-Monsoon Dry Sowing (PMDS), a novel method of growing crops. PMDS enables farmers to raise crops in the dry seasons – before the...
Agroecology and Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture – Experience of Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh
Agroecology and Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture: An Exploratory Analysis with Some Tentative Indications from the Recent Experience of ‘Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh – Prof. D Narasimha Reddy
Assessing the Impact of APCNF: A comprehensive Approach Using Crop Cutting Experiments, First Interim Report 2021-22 PMDS
PMDS is a global breakthrough. The exact science of PMDS is yet to be determined. The enhancement of soil biology through CNF practices and raising of 8 to 15 diverse crops, as a mixed crops, creates some special conditions for the seed germination and plant survival...
Assessing the Impact of APCNF: A comprehensive Approach Using Crop Cutting Experiments, Final Report 2020-21
In a true sense, CNF is a paradigm shift in agricultural development in the state and, perhaps, in the country. The findings of earlier studies and the current survey indicate that CNF is able to resolve most of the pressing problems of the farmers and agriculture in...
Assessing the Impact of APCNF: A comprehensive Approach Using Crop Cutting Experiments, Third Interim Report Rabi Season 2020-21
The analysis in the Kharif report has brought to the fore the parameter required for assessing the impact of PMDS+CNF. The Kharif report revealed that the intensive use of land and labour: controlled use of water for irrigation; mobilisation of capital from own...
Assessing the Impact of APCNF: A comprehensive Approach Using Crop Cutting Experiments, Second Interim Report Kharif 2020-21
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...
Assessing the Impact of APCNF: A comprehensive Approach Using Crop Cutting Experiments, Pre-Monsoon Dry Sowing Farming in Andhra Pradesh – 2020-2021
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 …...
IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF APCNF Rabi-2019-20 Report
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...
Impact Assessment of APCNF Kharif-2019-20 Report
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...
IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF APCNF Consolidated-2019-20 Report
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...