India
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The Fruits of Natural Farming
Video interview with a farm family engaged in the natural farming approach in India describe how it has changed their wellbeing.
By Bandaru Praveen Kumar for Andhra Pradesh Natural Farming,
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Time to tap natural farming solutions to combat climate threat to food security
Using the recent Michaung cyclone event in December 2023 the author Devindra Sharma contrasts the resilience of those areas planted in natural farming versus those in traditional agriculture. He maintains that such farming methods are not only more resilient but more productive in the long run.
By De...
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Natural Farming Through a Wide-Angle Lens: True Cost Accounting Study of Community Managed Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh, India
Excerpt: "Adopting APCNF led to greater crop diversity, similar or higher yields, higher incomes for farmers, lower input costs, improved local economies, improved social networks, improved health, and reduced health costs. Overall, APCNF gave highly positive returns on public investment, suggesting...
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RSD12 Systemic Design Association Conference: Entanglements of Interest
Excerpt: "RSD12: Entangled in Emergence will use four “entanglements of interest,” to group topics and submissions from multiple perspectives. These entanglements — natural, technological, political and foundational — situate systemic design and designers within the interconnected questions...
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Community Managed Natural Farming Video
Produced by the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming project in India, this animated video engages farmers and potential collaborators in understanding the vision, techniques, and cultural fit with this approach to agriculture. It is not hard to imagine how this kind of approach could...
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A mega port in India threatens the survival of the largest turtles on Earth
The development of port facilities on the Indian island of Nicobar illustrates some of the ways such projects can go wrong when formal procedures and regulations are followed, but systemic design and impact issues are not considered. In this case, the habitat of endangered turtles and owls is...