Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) also called Subhash Palekar Krushi is a farming system which relies on on-farm biomass to increase productivity of the soil. Practitioners call for non-compost, non-organic inputs to increase fertility by relying on Jeevamrutha and increasing humus content. In India, Subhash Palekar has promoted and written on it extensively.

India

ZBNF has been practised in South Indian states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh. In Andhra Pradesh, the government has promoted it at state level. The government’s Economic Survey of 2018-19 advocated it as a lucrative livelihood option for small farmers.

Comparative analysis

This farming method has empirically been proven to be better than organic farming.

Sources

  • Khadse, Ashlesha; Rosset, Peter Michael; Morales, Helda; Ferguson, Bruce G. (2018). . The Journal of Peasant Studies. 45: 192–219. doi:. S2CID .