About the Book: Principles and Practices of Natural Farming
Principles and Practices of Natural Farming is purpose-built to the ICAR course
structure, mapping every chapter to the officially listed units and learning
outcomes. It begins with Indias agricultural heritage and the modern history of
natural farming, then develops core concepts—definitions, objectives, essential
characteristics, and principles—before moving into the recognized pillars and
schools of practice.
The book integrates farm design and ecological balance; ecological engineering
and community responsibility; ecological, water, carbon, and nitrogen
footprints; ecosystem services; and integrated croptreeanimal systems and
cropping approaches. It further covers biodiversity and indigenous seed systems,
farm-waste recycling, water conservation and renewable energy, animal rearing