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The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has informed Rajya Sabha about the Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati(BPKP) Scheme.
What is Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati(BPKP) Scheme?
Launched by: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare during 2020-21
Parent Scheme: It is a sub-mission under the centrally sponsored scheme– Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana(PKVY).
Aim: To promote traditional indigenous practices which give freedom to farmers from externally purchased inputs.
Main Focus of the Scheme: The scheme mainly focuses on the exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling with major stress on biomass mulching, use of cow dung-urine formulations and other plant-based preparations.
Financial Assistance: Under BPKP, financial assistance of Rs. 12200/ha for 3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building and continuous handholding by trained personnel, certification and residue analysis.
Achievements of the Scheme: Until now, under natural farming, an area of 4.09 lakh ha area has been covered. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is leading in terms of 1.0 lakh ha area under natural farming under BPKP.
| Must read: Natural Farming – process, advantages and challenges – Explained, pointwise |
Source: This post is based on an article “Implementation of Zero Budget Natural Farming” published in PIB on 25th March 2022.
