Nation State of the Soil

The Soilify Podcast

How is India placed in the global shift towards regenerative agriculture? Rajeev Ahal from GIZ talks about the state of regenerative agriculture in India, experiments from other parts of the world, and possible expectations from international collaborations.

Shownotes:

• Masanobu Fukuoka, is the author of One Straw Revolution, a book which is often credited with popularising the practices and philosophy of natural farming. His other works include The Natural Way of Farming, and Sowing Seeds in the Desert. He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1988. You can find out more about him here
• The policy paper (no. 90) on “zero-budget natural farming” or ZBNF from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences can be found here.
• A detailed report from Down To Earth on the Sri Lankan agricultural crisis from last year is here.

Music: This Science by Coma-Media