Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming - APCNF
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A Sustainable Development Goals-oriented society based on higher income equality, moderate urbanization, diversified and chemical-free food production serving first local markets and local needs including environmental services, hybridizing scientific and indigenous knowledge, with...
- The Natural Farming scenario presented in AgroEco2050 is grounded in practicality, as it does not rely on untested, hypothetical technological leaps. Instead, it prioritizes strategies that offer clear benefits and are built on the application of existing knowledge and best practices that are...
- This study compared the impacts of APCNF with three other farming systems in Andhra Pradesh: chemical farming in the Godavari delta region, rainfed farming in the semi-arid region, and low-input tribal farming in the mountain region. The results show strong evidence that APCNF offers a better...
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This initiative has started as a pilot in Anantapuram district, a semi-arid region of Andhra Pradesh to demonstrate the concept of harnessing the water vapor from the atmosphere for crop growth. The pilot was successfully implemented and led to the concept of yearlong ground cover. Walter Jehne,...
- This booklet aims to provide you, as people leading and supporting the move to Agroecology in Africa, with lessons from the valuable experiences of the APCNF programme. We have included helpful inputs, discussions and conclusions from the 15 online sessions held over 2021/2022. You will also find...
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As climate is changing, creatingresilient food systemshas become the need of the hour. Across the world,agricultureis facing multiple setbacks, be it in the form of extreme weather events like floods and droughts or factors such assoil degradation, soil salinity and water shortage. To feed the...
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Our story follows Satyavati – a young woman from the Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh, India, as she compels her community to adopt a farming practice that is revolutionizing small-scale farming across India. Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a farming practice that believes in the natural...