ABSTRACT Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a form of agricultural system redesign being practiced at scale in India, particularly in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ZBNF is an emerging set of agricultural practices designed dramatically to reduce farmers direct costs (hence ‘zero budget’) while boosting yields and farm health through the use of non-synthetic inputs sourced locally (‘natural farming’). Andhra Pradesh has set out the aim of ‘rolling out’ ZBNF to all 6 million of the state’s farmers through a state-led programme of training and extension. We present data showing statistically significant differences between ZBNF and non-ZBNF yields and farmer incomes at multiple locations and with a variety of crops, as well as preliminary results on farmers’ experiences with crop health and household transitions following the adoption of ZBNF. We conclude with reflections on the lessons derived from Andhra Pradesh’s state support for ZBNF.

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在印度安得拉邦通过零预算自然农业实现大规模重新设计

摘要 零预算自然农业 (ZBNF) 是一种农业系统重新设计形式，正在印度大规模实施，特别是在安得拉邦。ZBNF 是一组新兴的农业实践，旨在通过使用当地采购的非合成投入物（“自然农业”）来显着降低农民的直接成本（因此“零预算”），同时提高产量和农场健康。安得拉邦制定了通过国家主导的培训和推广计划向该州所有 600 万农民“推广”ZBNF 的目标。我们提供的数据显示了 ZBNF 和非 ZBNF 产量和农民收入在多个地点和多种作物之间的统计学显着差异，以及采用 ZBNF 后农民在作物健康和家庭转​​型方面的经验的初步结果。