Natural Farming: India is an agricultural country. Even today, more than 50 percent of the country’s population earns their livelihood through farming. The Government of India also takes great care of the interests of farmers. Many schemes are run by the government for farmers. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a special announcement for farmers in last year’s budget.
In which he talked about benefiting one crore farmers in the next three years through natural farming. For this, the Finance Minister also announced to open about 10,000 bio input resource centers. Let us tell you what is this natural farming and why is the government giving so much emphasis on it.
What is natural farming?
If we talk about natural farming, then the farming which is done without the use of any kind of chemicals and which is done completely with the things obtained from nature is called natural farming. This is a very old method of farming. When no kind of chemicals were used in farming. When farmers used to do farming only on the basis of natural resources and things obtained from nature.
In a way, this can also be called pesticide-free farming. Natural farming also benefits the land. Because chemical farming gradually makes the land less fertile. But with natural farming, farming can be done on the same land for a long time. This is also an important step towards eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. Natural farming is being done in many states of India,
The government is also emphasizing
If we do natural farming, the land also remains in good condition. The most important thing is that it does not harm the environment at all. And along with this, doing natural farming does not put much financial burden on the farmers. This type of farming is also being promoted by the government. In natural farming, only natural fertilizers, fertilizers made from plants and leaves, and fertilizers made from cow dung are used.
What are the benefits of natural farming?
By doing natural farming, the farmer saves the cost of chemicals and fertilizers. On the other hand, the crop produced by farming in this way also gets good prices in the markets. The farmer gets more profit at a lower price.
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