Himachal Pradesh Government has launched Zero Budget Natural Farming project to promote organic farming.
As the name implies, Zero Budget Natural Farming is a method of farming where the cost of growing and harvesting plants is zero.
The project aims to increase agriculture produce and the income of farmers by the year 2022.
It is a farming practice that believes in natural growth of crops without adding any fertilizers and pesticides or any other foreign elements. It is different from organic farming.
Farmers use earthworms, cow dung, urine, plants, human excreta and such biological fertilizers for crop protection.
It reduces farmers’ investment. It also protects the soil from degradation and is climate change resilient.