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Documente Cultură
(ORGANIC FARMING)
Presented to:
Prof. (Dr.) Thomas Abraham
Dept. of Agronomy
Allahabad School of Agriculture
ZERO BUDGET
NATURAL FARMING
GROUP : XIV
NAMASKAR
NATURAL
Freely available resources in nature
INPUT
Non toxic production
LOW
INPUT No use of chemicals and fertilizer
FARMING
Promotes a natural catalyst of biological activity in the soil
and natural protection from diseases.
Soil protection
MULCHING
Creates conductive environment for biological processes in the
soil
MULTI
CROPPING Minimizes the risk of failure
Continuity of income source
PRINCIPLES of ZBNF (Contd…)
4) Multicropping
Multicropping is a good
way to minimize the risks
for the farmer who is able to
enjoy continuity of yield
throughout the year. In case
of a crop’s failure he can
also rely on the other crops.
It has expanded farmers’
income sources.
IMPORTANCE OF DESI COW IN ZBNF
BEEJAMRITA JEEVAMRITA
ZBNF
APPLICATION OF ZBNF (Contd...)
INSECT AND PEST MANAGEMENT
AGNIASTRA
NEEMASTRA BRAMHASTRA
BEEJAMRITA
Preparation of Beejamrita
5kg Cow dung + 5L cow urine Soaked for 12 hrs. Squeeze in water tub
+ 20L water
Water 200 L 10kg Cow dung + 10L Cow urine Mix in a heap
+ 2kg Jaggery + 2kg Pulse flour
+ 30gm farm soil
Ready for
Spray for
sucking pests
& Mealy Bug
LIVE EXAMPLE MAHARASTRA
Inspired by Subhash Palekar, a crusader of ‘zero-budget natural
farming’, Sudhakar Kubdainchi, a distraught farmer at Shelu
village in Kalmeshwar taluk, Nagpur has become a successful
farmer.
◍In 2007, he attended a
workshop organized by
Mr. Palekar on ‘zero-
budget natural farming’
and decided to
experiment it on 7
bighas (1.12 hectares) of
farmland.
LIVE EXAMPLE (Contd…)
◍The farmland is semi arid, he has constructed a bund and a
wastewater tank to store rainwater, and also practice the drip
irrigation, It helps in maintaining moisture in the field. Instead of
using chemical fertilizers, the farmer uses the principles based on
ZBNF.
◍With the help of his wife & Son, he stared the organic farming and
practiced as taught during workshop. cow urine is stored in barrels
and supplied to all plants through drip irrigation.
◍He use to do multi-cropping to minimize the risk of loss. In his 7
bighas farmland he cultivated Banana, Orange, Orange nursery,
Cotton, Pulses, Beans, Spinach, Radish, Chilli, Garlic, Onion etc.
LIVE EXAMPLE (Contd…)
◍All the produce is packed in 500g & 1kg packing and sold in the
Nagpur .
◍With the help of Mr. Hemant Chauhan (Agri-consultant), the
produce was taken as organic and good amount of money was gain.
◍In Rs.12000/- investment he got more than four lakh.
◍Fruits Rs. 150000
◍Nursery Rs. 15000
◍Vegetable Rs. 250000
◍Cotton Rs. 50000
◍While conventional farming only 1 or 1.25 lakh.
◍In staring 4 years he got less production but the net
benefit/income was more than conventional farming as there was no
external inputs to buy, the seed was also indigenous.
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjexVqKxYzM
NATURAL FARMING
ORGANIC FARMING
CHEMICAL FARMING
www.atimysore.gov.in/PDF/action_research1.pdf
www.palekarzerobudgetspiritualfarming.org
isha.sadhguru.org/blog/social-impact/environment/try-
zero-budget-natural-farming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-xi2VB9Q6c
www.facebook.com/villageinstituteforsustainable
www.easycalculation.com/unit-conversion/Bigha_I-
bigha-Hectares-hectares.html
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjexVqKxYzM
www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/punjabs-spiritual-
farming-6918
thanks!
Any questions?