What is the main goal of Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

The goal is to make farming cheaper, improve soil health, and grow crops without chemicals.

How do farmers receive the subsidy?

The subsidy is provided directly through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

Who is eligible to apply for Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

Farmers from Rajasthan with at least one acre of land, especially SC, ST, BPL, small, and marginal farmers.

What is the main goal of Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

The goal is to make farming cheaper, improve soil health, and grow crops without chemicals.

How do farmers receive the subsidy?

The subsidy is provided directly through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

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Zero Budget Natural Farming: A Sustainable Approach Towards Organic Growth

Q: What is Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

It is a farming method where farmers use natural inputs like cow dung and cow urine, without buying chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Q: What are the benefits of Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

Farmers get a 50% subsidy for farming items, including drums, sprayers, organic materials, and mulch, with a maximum subsidy of ₹600 per farmer.

Q: What is Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

It is a farming method where farmers use natural inputs like cow dung and cow urine, without buying chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Q: What are the benefits of Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

Farmers get a 50% subsidy for farming items, including drums, sprayers, organic materials, and mulch, with a maximum subsidy of ₹600 per farmer.

Q: What is Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

It is a farming method where farmers use natural inputs like cow dung and cow urine, without buying chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Neha Gupta

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Updated: 28-01-2025 at 6:45 AM

Zero Budget Natural Farming: A Sustainable Approach Towards Organic Growth

Using fertilisers helps crop yields but if it’s being overused then it will start affecting the quality of the crop as well as the soil. The soil will lose all the minerals and will just be dry soil. Chemical fertilisers are also very expensive to buy and act as a burden to farmers. Because of all these reasons, farmers are going back to using cow dung as a natural fertiliser to save money as well as their crops.

Rajasthan has also started promoting its farmers to use natural fertilisers and they are doing so with the help of zero-budget farming.

What Is Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

Zero Budget Natural Farming is a way of farming where farmers use natural things like cow urine and cow dung from local cows. They don't buy chemical fertilisers or pesticides from the market. Instead, they make everything they need right on their farm.

This way, they don't have to spend money. Farmers use special mixtures like Beejamrit for seeds and Dravjeevamrit for plants. They also use natural sprays like Neemastra to keep insects away.

The main goal of 0-budget farming is to help the environment and make farming cheaper. It helps the soil stay healthy and produces better crops without chemicals. Zero-budget agriculture also helps farmers use less water and earn more money. It encourages them to work together in groups to grow and sell their produce. This way, farmers can directly connect with bigger markets and sell their products more easily.

What Are The Benefits Of Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

Zero-budget farming helps both farmers and their crops. Let’s take a look at the other benefits offered.

Farmers receive a 50% subsidy to buy farming items.
The subsidy covers large drums (200 litres), small drums (50 litres), and buckets (20 litres).
Items like jugs, filters, water sprays, and sprayers are included.
Organic materials like Trichoderma, cow urine, and dung are also covered.
Mulch materials such as tree leaves, weed bedding, and groundnut peels are included.
The subsidy covers up to 50% of the cost of these materials, with a maximum of Rs. 600 per farmer.
A subsidy is provided directly through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Farmers receive training and can participate in farmers' tours.
Training is available at the Gram Panchayat level.

What Is The Eligibility Criteria To Apply For Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

Farmers have to meet the following eligibility criteria to apply for 0-budget farming.

Must own at least one acre of land or be a family account holder.
Farmers can be from the same village, nearby villages, or different villages.
Includes horticulture crops and animal husbandry in natural farming.
Gives priority to SC, ST, BPL, small, and marginal farmers during selection.
Include youths up to 35 years old to build their farming skills.
Must be from Rajasthan doing farming.
Farmers in the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana scheme are not eligible.

How To Apply For The Zero-Budget Natural Farming?

Interested farmers who meet the eligibility criteria can follow these steps to apply for zero-budget agriculture.

Visit the Agriculture Department office or Krishi Vigyan Kendra in your district.
Get the application form for Mukhyamantri Swavalamban Yojana.
Fill in all the required information.
Attach the necessary documents to the application form.
Submit the completed application form to the same Agriculture Department office.

What Are The Documents Required To Be Submitted?

The following documents have to be submitted along with the application form.

Aadhaar Card.
Bank Passbook.
Land Proof.

Conclusion

With the help of zero-budget agriculture, farmers of Rajasthan can save money and also protect their crops. With the help of the subsidies provided, farmers can easily access natural fertilisers like cow dung and cow urine instead of buying chemical fertilisers that will affect the soil and crops.

For any queries regarding zero-budget agriculture, call 412227849 or email adldir.ext.agri@rajasthan.gov.in.

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