Comprehensive analysis of natural farming practices across India: A systematic review

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionEastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierAjay Kumar Mishra: 0000-0002-2783-0106en
cg.creator.identifierPIYUSH MAURYA: 0009-0006-1330-3344en
cg.creator.identifierSheetal Sharma: 0000-0002-5789-8320en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.53964/jmab.2025002en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://article.innovationforever.com/JMAB/20240213.htmlen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2788-810Xen
cg.issue2en
cg.journalJournal of Modern Agriculture and Biotechnologyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume4en
dc.contributor.authorKumar Mishra, Ajayen
dc.contributor.authorKumar Maurya, Piyushen
dc.contributor.authorSheetal, Sharmaen
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-07T08:48:09Zen
dc.date.available2025-05-07T08:48:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174449
dc.titleComprehensive analysis of natural farming practices across India: A systematic reviewen
dcterms.abstractNatural farming, encompassing traditional, organic, and sustainable agricultural practices, is gaining prominence as a viable alternative to conventional farming. In India, with a significant proportion of the world's organic producers, natural farming has historical significance and diverse regional adaptations. This systematic review delves into the principles, historical evolution, techniques, regional adaptations, and impacts of natural farming on soil health, biodiversity, and economic viability. Natural farming, particularly Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), reduces input costs and enhances soil health, although challenges such as lower initial yields and higher labor costs persist. This review highlights successful case studies, including ZBNF in Andhra Pradesh and organic farming in Sikkim. Additionally, these findings underscore the positive effects of natural farming on soil carbon sequestration and microbial activity. Despite these challenges, opportunities for scaling up natural farming are significant and supported by government policies and community initiatives. Future research needs to focus on long-term impacts, cost-effective bio inputs, and socioeconomic benefits to establish natural farming as a sustainable agricultural practice in India.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMishra AK, Maurya PK, Sharma S. Comprehensive Analysis of Natural Farming Practices Across India: A Systematic Review. J Mod Agric Biotechnol, 2025; 4: 2. DOI: 10.53964/jmab.2025002.en
dcterms.extent7 p.en
dcterms.issued2025-03-06en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInnovation Forever Publishing Group Limiteden
dcterms.subjectbiodiversityen
dcterms.subjectorganic farmingen
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen
dcterms.subjectsoil healthen
dcterms.subjectsoil managementen
dcterms.subjectlabour costsen
dcterms.subjectyieldsen
dcterms.subjectsoil fertilityen
dcterms.subjecteconomic viabilityen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental impacten
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.subjectcommunity participationen
dcterms.subjecttechnology transferen
dcterms.subjectfarm incomeen
dcterms.subjectagroecologyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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