What role does natural farming play in improving livelihoods, reducing rural migration, and strengthening community-based agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Uttar Pradesh?
we can divided the rural community where living in the low land and high land. The community where living in low land doing fish caught as job for living, and the community where living in high land doing agriculture practice relatively. when they practice natural farming, it can protect they resource for living, like agroforestry, can protect the fresh water source, and fish cacthing without bombing or without trawling can protected marine biodiversity for sustainable. If they do it, indirectly they safe the living resource and make them to keep stay in rural area as the one only best choice
Natural farming plays a significant role in improving livelihoods, reducing rural migration, and strengthening community-based agricultural practices in several ways. Best Case Examples for Natural Farming are,
Andhra Pradesh (India): The state’s Community-Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) program has improved yields, reduced costs, and decreased migration by empowering women and small farmers.
Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF): Pioneered by Subhash Palekar in India, this method has helped marginal farmers achieve self-sufficiency.
Japan’s Aigamo Method: Integrating ducks into rice farming reduces pests and increases profitability, keeping rural communities engaged.
Natural farming enhances rural livelihoods by making agriculture economically viable and ecologically sustainable. By reducing input costs, increasing resilience, and fostering community cooperation, it helps retain farmers in villages, curbing urban migration while revitalizing traditional farming systems.