session1-2.ppt Natural farming and organic farming

session1-2.ppt Natural farming and organic farming

1. Research Initiatives and Future Strategies
to promote Natural Farming-BPKP
DARE -ICAR

2. Forms of Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP)
1.Organicfarming/JaivikKheti/JaivikKrishi
•Avoidingorlargelyexcludingsyntheticsinfarming
•MeetsInternationalStandards
•1.6%areaofnetcultivatedarea(2020)to4%by
2025
•Rs4500croresworthproductsareexported
2.Naturalfarming
•Useoflocallypreparedcowbasedproducts
(Beejamrit,Jeevamrit,Ghanjeevamrit&others),
Acchdhana,Whapasaandintercropping
•Jeevamrittoensurehighsoilbiologicalactivity
•Recyclingofbiomass,diversifiedcropstand,cattle
urineandslurry
3.Biodynamicfarming
•Makinglifegivingcompostfromdeadmaterial
•CowpatpitmanuressuchasBD-500to507

3. 4. Rishi krishi
•DrawnfromVedas
•15kg/haofvirginrhizophericsoilfrombanyantree
•Amritpani(ghee,cowdung,honey,water)andvirgin
soil
•Beejsanskar(seedtreatment),Bhumisanskar(soil
application)andPadapsanskar(foliarspray)
5.Panchagavyakrishi
•Preparedfromfiveproductsofcow:dung,urine,
milk,curdandghee
•Enrichmentofsoil,induceplantvigourwithquality
production
6.Natuecofarming
•NeighborhoodResourceEnrichment'by`Additive
Regeneration'ratherthanthroughdependenceon
external,commercialinputs.
•Soil–Enrichment,Roots-DevelopmentandCanopy
-management
Sesame
Sword bean
Mungbean
Pigeonpea
Horsegram
Urdbean
Ragi
Chickpea
Forms of Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP)

4. 7.Homafarming
•Youhealtheatmosphere,andthehealed
atmospherewillhealyou
•SpiritualpracticethatdatesfromtheVedic
period
•Ashthatresultsfromthepujaisusedto
energisecomposts,plants,animalsetc
8.Permaculture/eco-agriculture
•Agro-ecologicalprinciples
•Earthwormandsoilbio-diversitydevelopment
•Sustainability
“Science led promotion of different forms of BPKP (Natural
Farming) including Organic Farming is essential”
Forms of Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP)

5. ICAR-All India Network Programme on Organic Farming (AI-NPOF)
•2003-04 (13 centres)
•2015-16 (20 centres)
•16 states
•11 SAU’s
•7 ICAR institutes
•1 Special Heritage University
•10 ACZ’s
•12 AERs
Proposed to be upgraded in the next SFC
•AICRP on Organic and Natural Farming
•35 centres including 8 out-reach centres
•24 States
•17 SAUs, 8 ICAR institutes, 1 CAU & 3 other institutions

6. Achievements of AI-NPOF
•Characterizedmicrobes
from indigenous
preparations(Shasyagavya,
Panchagavya,Kunapajala,
Ghanjeevamrit&Jeevamrit)
•Evaluateddifferentformsof
BPKP(Panchagavya&
biodynamicKrishi,Natural
farmingstudyinprogress)
•Characterizedwithgeo-
taggingoforganic(3,331
farmers)andNatural
farming(51+30farmers)
from16States/UTs
•Yieldgapof30majorcropsanalysed
•Yieldgap:rangedfrom4%inGarlicto
50%inmustard

7. Characterization of Natural farming Inputs
a.Free living N fixers
b.P-SBs
c.K-SBs
Bacillus arvabhattai
Peudomonasprotegens
Aeromonas salmonicida
Ochrobactrum haematophilum
Bacillus subtilis
Pseudomonas azotoformans
Bacillus subtilis
Pseudomonas azotoformans
Bacillus cereus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacillus paramycoides
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus circulans
Lysinibacillus macrolides

8. Evaluation of Natural Farming Concoctions
Change in yield under NF over established management packages (4 locations)

9. Particulars Conventional
Farming
SPNF Percentage deviation
Cost of cultivation (Rs.) 39149 47991 + 22.58 %
Rice yield (kg /ha) 5926 4835 -18.41 %
Gross Returns(Rs.) 86613 81331 -6.09 %
B C Ratio 2.22 1.70 -23.42 %
Andhra Pradesh (Vizianagarm)
•30 each SPNF and Conventional farmers (study undertaken through OFR centre,
AICRP-IFS at ANGRAU

10. Identification of varieties for Organic Production System
•Cereals:Coarserice,basmati
rice,durumwheat,maize
•Pulses:chickpea
•Oilseeds:Groundnut,mustard,
soybean
•Vegetables:Tomato,pea,okra,
cauliflower,frenchbean
•Spices:Turmeric
Yield : 3.7 t/ha Yield : 5.3 t/ha
Yield : 17.5 t/ha

11. Achievements of AI-NPOF
•DevelopedPoPsfororganicproductionof51croppingsystemssuitableto12States.
•28croppingsystems/cropsin3statesthroughPoPsdevelopedbytherespective
institutes/SAUsdocumented.
•7IntegratedOrganicFarmingSystemmodelsestablishedin6States.About80%of
inputscanbegeneratedwithinthefarmthusreducingthecostsignificantly.
•UploadedinDACwebsiteforusethroughPKVYandMOVCD-NEHschemes.
•74CertifiedFarmAdvisorsonOrganicFarmingfrom18Statestrainedin
collaborationwithMANAGE.

12. Total Input
(Rs) 108800
Net Return
Rs. 1,09,360
B:C Ratio
2.03
Crops
+
Horticulture
+
Livestock
IOFS model of 0.5 ha (Sikkim)
Timpyem(44 HH) & Nandek(228 HH) in East Sikkim
Manure
production
(FYM)
(6.3 t)
Vermicom-
post
(3.1 t)
80%of inputs requirement can be produced on-farm through IOFS

13. Creation of organic farming clusters
•OrganicFarmingclusterestablishedin3StatesMeghalaya
(Mynsain),TamilNadu(Manar)andSikkim(Timpyem&
Nandek)
•SaleoutletcreatedintheNationalHighwayinMeghalaya
•ManarVanadesaOrganicfarmers’associationformedin
TamilNadu.

14. Technological backstopping for MOVCD-NER (12-14 May 2020)
Around1lakhfarmershaving70,000haareahavebeen
federatedinto130FPOsunderMOVCD-NER
Demonstrationclustersoforganic
farmingdevelopedbyICARunderAI-
NPOFshallbeutilizedbyFPOsfor
capacitybuildingandtostimulate
behavioralchangeinfarmersforon-
farminputgeneration.Newclusters
couldbedevelopedinFPOsiffunding
isprovided.

15. 1.Geo-taggedsurveyfromnaturalfarmingfarmersfield(16States)
2.Detailedcharacterizationofinputs(Jeevamrit,Ghanjeevamrit,Beejamrit,Agniastra,
Neemaster,Brahmaster)atselectedlocations(Narendrapur,Coimbatore,Udaipur,
LudhianaandCalicut)
3.EvaluationofNaturalFarmingPracticesindifferentagro-ecology”(19locationsin15
States)
4.Additionofnaturalfarminginputsintheexistinglong-termexperimentoncomparative
evaluationofdifferentproductionsystems(20locationsin16States)
5.Validationofnaturalfarmingpracticesinfarmers’fieldunderSCSP/STCsubplans(7
locationsin7States)
Research initiatives on BPKP-Natural Farming
(from kharif2020)
Natural Farming (Ludhiana) ICM with pest management through NF inputs

16. Multi-location study on Natural Farming (from kharif 2020)
Croppingsystem(8) State / UT Number of
locations
Maize +cowpea (fodder) ( 1:1) at 60 cm-
wheat + chickpea(1:1)
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab &
Uttarakhand
3
Cotton (MCU-13) +green gram (DGGV 2)
(1:1) at 60 cm--rabisorghum +chickpea
(1:1) at 45 cm.
Karnataka & Tamil Nadu 2
Soybean +maize (4:1) at 30 and 60 cm -
wheat+mustard(8:2) at 22.5 cm.
Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh3
Rice +dhaincha--maize+cowpea(fodder)Jharkhand and Maharashtra 2
Turmeric + cowpea (1:1)—green gramKerala and Meghalaya 2
Cassava +vegetable cowpea
(1:1) at 90 X 90 cm -greengram
Kerala 1
Cowpea + maize (fodder) (4:2)—
fennel+cabbage(2:1)
Gujarat & Rajasthan 3
Soybean+maizefor grain (2:1)—vegetable
pea+ green coriander (2:1)
Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim &
Uttarakhand
3

17. Detailed characterization of inputs (Jeevamrit, Ghanjeevamrit, Beejamrit, Agniastra,
Neemaster, Brahmaster)
Source of ingredientMaterial NF inputs to be prepared
2020-21
Native breed cow Urine and dung (NB) Beejamrit= 3 types
Holstein Friesian cowUrine and dung (HF) Ghanjeevamrit= 3 types
Mixedurineanddungof
NativeandHFbreeds
(Mixed)
Jeevamrit= 3 types
Characterization:9treatmentsX3replications=27samples
Individual ingredient and also final product should be characterized
2021-22
Characterization of other inputs such as Agniaster, Neemasterand Brahmaster

18. Future Strategies
•UpgradationofAI-NPOFtoAICRPonOrganicandNaturalFarming
•Characterization,validationandrefinementofindigenoustechnicalknowledgeand
preparations
•DevelopmentofresourcespecificPoPsforBPKP
•Re-designingofexistingpackageforimprovingtheyieldofrabicrops
•Technologies/packagesforimprovingtheyieldofcropsduringconversionperiod
especiallyinhighinputareas
•Assessmentofsocialimpactoforganicfarmingpromotedinnicheareas
•NationalDigitalRepositoryonBPKP
•PGResearchFellowshiponBPKPthroughresearchscheme(AICRPonONF)
•Skillandentrepreneurshipdevelopmentforruralyouthandfarmers
•ScalingupofdevelopedIOFSmodelswithCentralandStateAgencies

19. Committee Constituted for “Empirically Validating the Results of SPNF Model”
TermsofReference
•ReviewtheresearchresultsofSPNF(earlierknownasZBNF)workcarriedout
atdifferentInstitutionsofStateAgriculturalUniversities,ICARInstitutesand
alsounderAllIndiaNetworkProgrammeonOrganicFarmingandmake
suitablerecommendationsonSPNFincludingfutureresearchstrategies.
•ExaminationofmeritsanddemeritsofSubhashPalekarNaturalFarming
(SPNF)practicesthroughfieldvisitandstakeholderinteractionstosuggest
measuresforvalidationofresultsatresearchfarmsandinfarmers’field.
•ExaminetheexpectedimpactofpromotingSPNFinlargescaleonsoilhealth,
productivity,foodproduction,livelihoodandsustainabilityofagriculturein
India.
•Makesuitablesuggestionsforconvergingthescientificorganicfarming
practiceswiththatofSPNF.
Committee collected the data / information from various States with the involvement of all stake
holders. Report finalization is under progress

20. Thank You