India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) was approved by the Union Cabinet on 25.11.2024 to promote Natural Farming (NF) across the country. The overall financial outlay is Rs.2481 crore (Central share is Rs.1584crore and States' share is Rs.897 crore) till 15th Finance Commission period (March, 2026).
As per the Operational Guidelines of NMNF,objectives of the Missionare: -
(i). To promote nature based sustainable systems of farming, enhancing usage of on-farm made natural farming bio-inputs to reduce dependency on externally purchased inputs and input cost reduction. To also improve soil health and have sustainable agriculture practices.
(ii). To popularize livestoc...