In the year 2019-20, how many Gram Panchayats in Rajasthan are proposed to introduce the 'Zero Budget Natural Agriculture Scheme'?
The correct answer is 36.
- In the year 2019-20, 36 Gram Panchayats in Rajasthan are proposed to introduce the 'Zero Budget Natural Agriculture Scheme'.
Key Points
- Rajasthan 'Zero Budget Natural Agriculture Scheme'
- Rajasthan is focusing on ZBNF since State Budget 2019-20.
- Consequently, it has been decided that Zero Budget Natural Farming will be taken up in 36 Gram Panchayat of Banswara, Tonk and Sirohi at the cost of 10 crores, benefiting 20 thousand farmers.
Additional Information
- Zero Budget Natural Farming in India
- It was originally promoted by agriculturist Subhash Palekar, who developed it in the mid-1990s.
- It is an alternative to the Green Revolution's methods that are driven by chemical fertilizers and pesticides and intensive irrigation. It is a unique model that relies on agroecology.
- It aims to bring down the cost of production to nearly zero and return to a pre-green revolution style of farming.