Zero Budget Natural Farming..
In this system of farming no monetary investment on the part of
farmer is required for purchase of
seeds, fertilizers and plant protection chemicals from the market. The farmer can produce
his own seed or he may use seeds that are available with other farmers. More
importantly, there is absolutely no place for fertilizers and plant protection
chemicals in this scheme of farming. Dependence on hired labour is also reduced to the bare
minimum as the system discourages intercultural operations. The whole philosophy
behind this system is to make the farmer self-reliant so that he is freed from the clutches
of money lenders and market dispensed high cost inputs. And they also believe
that, to available the poison less food to the human being, only way is Zero
Budget of Natural Farming. More than 30 Lacs farmers throughout India are practicing
Zero Budget Natural Farming in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,
Tamilnadu, Kerala, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat etc.
Subhash Palekar was born in 1949 in a small village Belora in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India, and he has an agricultural background. He practised Zero Budget Natural Farming and didn't use any chemical pesticides to cultivate. He conducted many workshops all over India.He was educated in Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture at Nagpur.He was attracted to the philosophy (Indian ancient thinking) of the Vedas, Upanishads, and all ancient Granthas. His Spiritual background inspired by Saint Dhnyaneshwar, Saint Tukaram & Saint Kabir.Then he had started searching alternate technology to chemical farming and as result zero budget natural farming introduced.
AWARDS..
Basava Shri Award In 2005, Sri Murugha Math, Chitradurga of Karnataka state had honoured him with a prestigious award “Basava Shri” given in the name of a revolutionary saint Basava with
Rs 1 Lack & Citation.
Karnataka Rajya Rayat Sangha, a Farmers Union in Karnataka had honored him by
Bharat Krushak Ratna Award.
Gopal Gaurav Award In 2007, Sri Ramachandrapuramatha, Shimoga of Karnataka felicitated him Gopal Gaurav Award at the World Conference on Indian Cattle Breeds.