Zero Budget Natural Farming in India – from inception to institutionalization

Authors

  • Ashlesha Khadse El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-1776
  • Peter Rosset Profesor BPV-FUNCAP del Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS), Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) Profesor Colaborador del Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Territorial na América Latina e Caribe (TerritoriAL), Universidade Paulista (UNESP) Profesor visitante, Social Research Institute (CUSRI), Chulalongkorn University (Chula) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-1066

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v58i0.81370

Keywords:

agroecology, KRRS, scaling-up agroecology, Subhash Palekar, zero budget natural farming

Abstract

This paper delineates the growth of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in India. From its origins as a peasant-led social movement in the state of Karnataka, to becoming institutionalized in a state program in Andhra Pradesh, ZBNF is attaining scale and reaching more and more peasant families. We look at some of the key factors that have triggered ZBNFs growth, as well as highlight some of the challenges and contradictions that may arise in the institutionalization process.

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Published

2021-11-29

How to Cite

Khadse, A., & Rosset, P. (2021). Zero Budget Natural Farming in India – from inception to institutionalization. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 58. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v58i0.81370

Issue

Vol. 58 (2021): Territorialization of agroecology

Section

Territorialization of agroecology

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