The minister informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that eight states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu, were involved
Narendra Singh Tomar, Agriculture Minister stated in Parliament that eight states, led by Andhra Pradesh, have implemented natural farming on about 4.09 lakh hectares of land.
The minister informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that eight states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu, were involved.
The Centre has been promoting natural farming since 2019-20 through a sub-scheme called Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana.
‘Tomar said that eight states have implemented natural farming on a 4.09 lakh hectare area.
About 1 lakh hectares of land have been converted to natural farming in various states across India, including 99,000 hectares in Madhya Pradesh, 85,000 hectares in Chhattisgarh, 84,000 hectares in Kerala, 24,000 hectares in Odisha, 12,000 hectares in Himachal Pradesh, 3,400 hectares in Jharkhand, and 2,000 hectares in Tamil Nadu.
Natural farming is chemical-free and based on the integrated agriculture and animal husbandry approach using livestock and local resources. The method relies on on-farm biomass recycling with major stress on biomass mulching and the use of on-farm cow dung-urine formulations from local livestock.
