Spreading the ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)’ practice across the country, agriculturist Subash Palekar on Saturday spent a few hours with girl students and progressive farmers at Goshala here, appealing to the students to ask their parents to practise natural farming.
Hailing from Vidharbha, a region that was hit by crisis in agriculture, Mr. Palekar narrated his life experiences during his journey dedicated to spread natural farming. “The ZBNF is the only solution available for our country to meet food production targets set to achieve by 2050 to feed the population, apart from saving irrigation water,” Mr. Palekar opined.
Mr. Palekar had suggested to the A.P. government to come out with ‘Natural Farming Policy’ to mitigate the scarcity of irrigation water and power. Responding to the experiences of several youths who were excelling in natural farming, the green activist also stressed that the ZBNF practice is an option that could curb migration of youths from villages.
