Hello tweeple, welcome to the Twitter page of the amazing work in Natural farming and Agroecology being done by farmers across the state of Andhra Pradesh
“My aim is to promote
#naturalfarming
all over the country. As the first step towards this goal, I want to reach all corners of my state. It is only through healthy
#soil
that we can keep ourselves healthy,” - K Usharani
@APZBNF
Farmer entrepreneur
#SaveSoil
#ClimateEmergency
For the first time, Mallikarjuna Reddy
#farmer
had planted Broccoli, a Cole crop intercropped with Marigold. He planted 20,000 broccoli and 15000 Marigold plants in
@Kadapagoap
. 15 more days to harvest the produce! & he is exploring new avenues to market
#Naturally
farmed produce
Kondabaridi-100% natural farming village.A small and beautiful tribal village in Kurupam mandal of Vizianagram district having 63 farmers.Efforts put by every farmer, women group member to make the first 100% natural farming village in our state in its true spirit and meaning.
Mr.Prasad's innovative
#naturalfarming
& intercropping techniques are transforming a mango monoculture into a sustainable agroecosystem in NTR district. By prioritizing
#soilhealth
&
#biodiversity
, he's not only enhancing profitability but also promoting a healthier planet.
Nanubala Lakshmaiah is not just an ordinary farmer from
@Kadapagoap
.Seeing the
#pomegranate
in his farm one could say that they look like the gems of Ruby.The dark red,juicy fruits are the results of the efforts of Lakshmaiah in his 8 acres of red soil terrain.
#APZBF
#farmerstory
Traditional paddy varieties collected from different sources, multiplied & purified by our farmer Mr. Srinivas. They are available for distribution now. Such localised seed interventions are happening in
@APZBNF
villages.
@vijaythallam
@RamanjaneyuluGV
@WASSAN_Hyd
There is no barrier which can hold back a passionate soul. V. Suresh from Hanumanpalem village of
@gunturgoap
a passionate
#NaturalFarming
enthusiast is spreading inspirational vibes at the 10 day Natural Farming training programme premises. A big shout out for his dedication.
Our Executive Vice-chairman
@vijaythallam
has been honored with the Dr M S Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection, 2023. The award is for individual or organisations for having demonstrated the highest level of service in the area of Environment Protection across the globe.
Hola tweeple say hello to Lavanna. His Red chillies are hot. Chillies are one of the most pesticide sprayed crop as its sensitive to pest attack. ZBNF protects the crop and makes it pest resilient assuring farmers a safe produce.
@vijaythallam
@satyatripathi
@BhavitSays
@FAO
@wef
Its not a forest hundred years old. This food forest has been created last year by our Natural Farming Fellow Sohail. Not a drop of industrial grade fertiliser and pesticide used. 5 layers of trees and plants supplying daily dietary requirements and income.
@vijaythallam
@ICRAF
Satyanaraya produced a bumper harvest from their 1.5 acre in
@krishnadgoap
.The happiness to see multicrops in their land was a beautiful scene, producing 18 bags of Paddy from 0.5 acre, Redgram-400 kg,Green gram -100kg,Black gram-120kg, Bobarulu-105kg and Seasamum -110kg.
Visual difference between ZBNF & Non-ZBNF Paddy field (60 days irrigated) in
@krishnadgoap
. ZBNF field irrigated twice withstood severe drought and is green as compared to non ZBNF field irrigated thrice has dried due to drought conditions
@vijaythallam
@UNEnvironment
@SIFFInd
#Success
comes from finding win-win solutions.Our
#Farmers
across 13 districts of
#AndhraPradesh
are effectively using the space available in the orchards&growing vegetables as intercrops,which is adding a bit extra income to their pockets&helps in
#soilconservation
@vijaythallam
Farmer 1: Let's go or else we will miss school !!
Farmer 2: School? What' r u talking about?
Farmer 1: Are you not aware of Farmer field school? Then come join us let's learn agriculture through fun. It's on Gullayappa's farm today.
#participatory
approach to
#agriculture
.
ఏరువాక సాగారో రన్నో ఓ చిన్నన్న, నీ కష్టమంతా తీరునురోరన్నో రైతన్నా🎶
ఎన్ని కష్టాలున్నా, లాక్ డౌన్ లు ఉన్న రైతన్న అరక
మాత్రం ఆగదు
రాబోయే కాలం లో వాతావరణం అనుకూలించి పంటలు బాగా పండి రైతులు అందరి ఆకలి తీర్చాలని ఆకాంక్షిస్తూ అందరికీ ఏరువాక పౌర్ణమి శుభాకాంక్షలు
#FelicitateOurFarmers
మన #భవిష్యత్తు మన చేతుల్లోనే. రసాయన వ్యవసాయ చట్రం లో బందీలుగా ఉందామా లేదా #ప్రకృతివ్యవసాయ మూల స్తంభాలైన నాలుగు చక్రాల వైపు అడుగు వేసి ఆరోగ్య భవిష్యత్తుకు బాటలు వేద్దామ. మా ధృడసంకల్పానికి మీ చేయూత తోడైతే మార్పు ఎంతో దూరంలో లేదు. ఆలోచించండి !
@vijaythallam
@rajbudithi65
Horticulture officer,
@vzmgoap
, Mr A. Rajeshekar's commitment towards
#naturalfarming
,motivated his daughter Tejaswini to present on ZBNF inputs as her project in the
#Science
fair.Scientific temperament blended with a cause is much needed for this generation.Lets motivate kids.
The smiling face of Someshwaramma of
@kurnoolgoap
shows how happy she is to get into
#zbnf
family. The proud owner has sown not just flowers but onions also, she has 50+ fellow farmers who tread the same path along with her. Kudos to her and farmers like her!
@vijaythallam
Application of
#Azolla
helps in weed control &
"Azolla in association with blue-green alga anabaena can fix atmospheric Nitrogen into ammonia which can be utilized by rice plant when it is incorporated into
#soil
. Azolla contains from 2−5% N, 0.3−6.0% Potassium".
@vijaythallam
Improving the soil fertility through Dabolkar method before sowing the main crop. A 25 kg seeds with the combination of Oilseeds, Millets, Pulses, Coriander, Mustard etc..incorporated in the soil. It's in its 25th day now. Making the soil rich for the end result
@Kadapagoap
Dear
#NaturalFarming
family, we are less than 100 short of 5000 twitter followers and it seems like a good day to reach this mark. Share this, retweet this to help us reach 5k twitter followers so that we can bring the story of our farmers and farm to more people.
Dear
#Tweeple
starting today for the coming few months we would be doing features on our
#NaturalFarming
Fellows
#Fresh4mFarm
in their own words, who are our young farmer friends living in villages of
#AndhraPradesh
& undertaking Natural Farming by leasing land and doing models,
Get a sneak peek into the future of sustainable agriculture at
#APGlobalInvestorsSummit2023
Our stall is a must-visit for anyone looking to sample some of the freshest natural produce around and learn more about our eco-friendly farming practices
#AdvantageAP
While the world turns grey our
@apzbnf
villages are going Green. Our resource person Adhilaxmi from
@srikakulamgoap
has created a mini food forest in her backyard. Its the efforts of farmers like her that hope of reversing the climate crisis persists.
@vijaythallam
@rajbudithi65
#Millets
were grown in 21 clusters across the
@vizaggoap
Agency. The
#ZBNF
(zero budget natural farming) method of cultivation was implemented under the guidance of the ITDA
#agriculture
department.
@APZBNF
is a programme by the farmer, of the farmer, for HUMANITY. Its essential to undertake agro-ecological practices on scale and vision. This system wide transformation for bettering the present & future is what we are committed to.
@vijaythallam
@rajbudithi65
@satyatripathi
Dear Bees,
We acknowledge the immense benefit you and other pollinators make to our ecosystem. You are indeed the more important living being on earth and we would ensure that the
#Naturally
farmed fields of
#Andhra
Pradesh keep buzzing of Bees.
#WorldBeeDay2020
@vijaythallam
Hon'ble PM
@narendramodi
addressing
#UNCCDCOP14
"Government had launched a programme to double the income of farmers by increasing crop yields.We are working with the motto of per drop more crop at the same time we are also focusing on Zero Budget Natural Farming".
#ZBNF
You can’t take
#Farming
out of a
#Farmer
Mr. Lakshmaiah from Mukkollu village of
@krishnadgoap
left farming and started working as an agricultural labour. Subhash Palekar's training on
#NaturalFarming
gave him a new hope and he transformed his lemon orchard in to a natural farm
If the internet has to make you smile today let Lakshmidevamma & Sessireddy be the reason.
#Zbnf
is not just beneficial for agri-horti-culture but for floriculture as well. Chrysanthemum at its full bloom in Kurnool district.
@vijaythallam
@ICRAF
@FundAgroEcology
@ParisPeaceForum
Meet Our
#zbnf
farmer Yogendra from
@kurnoolgoap
in his picturesque wonderland of Chrysanthemum, a flower used for worshipping & decoration purpose. The vibrant colours & growth of the flowers has fetched him a good price & additional income through border crops .
@vijaythallam
During an unexpected dry spell,Ramdasu's 4 acre land with Navdhanya cultivation of Red grams,pearl millets,sesame, green grams,white kidney beans,green beans,cucumber, kenaf,finger millet flourished standing out from other crops in Orvakal Mandal in
@kurnoolgoap
@vijaythallam
Video mediated extension is one of our core principles. Video Resource Persons evolved from the
#community
& trained by
@digitalgreenorg
are our content creators. Sudharani a
#Farmer
turned VRP is not aware of camera 3 years back now she's producing videos.
Taking farms to school -Mohan Rao,a local farmer cultivated crops in Rintada High School
@vizaggoap
. He cultivated Cabbage in 0.20cents, Eggplant 0.30cents,Pepper 0.10cents,Beer string 0.10cents,Cilantro .0.02cents,Peanuts 0.30cents,Sweet potato 0.60cents,Carrot 0.02cents etc.
#KFW
a German
#development
bank, will assist the
#AndhraPradesh
government with a Rs 711 crore loan for expanding the climate-resilient Zero-Budget Natural Farming (
#ZBNF
) in the state over the next five years.
Mrs.VijayaLakshmi a
#NaturalFarming
practitioner and internal community person from
@krishnadgoap
district is inspiring other farmers in her village. Here is a case of Mr.Subbarao who got inspired from her work&started natural farming & reaping benefits out of it.
@vijaythallam
Our farmer showing his plot covered with Dhaincha plant which is a green manure. This can be mulched back in the soil, it fixes nitrogen and improves soil fertility-- no need to add external fertilizers! Nature already provides us with all that we need
#agroecology
#apzbnf
She ploughs, She seeds, She waters, She weeds,
She mulches, She plucks, She does back-breaking work.
She harvests, She winnows, she fodders, She stores
She does so much and she does some more
Celebrating
#MahilaKisandiwas
by saluting the true owners of the soil. Women Farmers.
Exciting News!
Introducing
#FarmerScientistCourse
(FSC) - by
RySS - IGGAARL
On July 22, 2023, we're launching FSC - a game-changing 4-year degree program for NF farmers! 🌱 Embrace
#NaturalFarming
& elevate your skills with technical,
#research
& experiential
#knowledge
!
An
#inspirational
transformation of a homemaker in to a
#NaturalFarmer
. Suseelarani Kumari from Peddamallapuram village of
@egodavarigoap
reaping the benefits from her kitchen garden. After meeting their family requirements she is supplying the produce to the local
#markets
.
Let the
#Carbon
sink in.Making lush
#green
eye soothing crops available round the year,which benefits the
#soil
&
#farmers
is the vision of
@APZBNF
and we are inching towards to achieve the 365 days green cover on the farm lands with diversified&multi layered crops.
@vijaythallam
How to convert a farmer from chemical to natural farming? Convert the entire village. The saturation approach. All -farms | farmers | villages | practices. All 43 families of Bhojarajupuram in
@vzmgoap
doing seed treatment to cover 68 acres of land in
#PMDS
@vijaythallam
@ysjagan
#Sustainable
Agriculture is a form of expression, of caring and concern, to self, to world, to fields, to soil and all living beings present below and above it.
#agroecology
#ZBNF
#APCNF
The Art: The Artist:
Our Obulamma's kitchen garden in
#Elchur
village of
#Prakasam
district. Just a few steps from her home and she has all the vegetables for her home to feed. Growing and maintaining this small space at her home gives her immense happiness.
@prakasamgoap
@FarmingFellows
🎶ఆడుతు పాడుతు పనిచేస్తుంటే🎶
రాష్ట్రవ్యాప్తంగా వ్యవసాయ పనులు ఊపందుకున్నాయి, వరి నాట్లు వేస్తూ పాట ద్వారా తమ శ్రమని మర్చిపోయే ఓ ప్రయత్నం
అంతర్లీనంగా పిల్లల మీద తల్లికి ఉండే ప్రేమ,ఆప్యాయతల గురించి చెప్తున్నఇలాంటి జానపదాలు గ్రామీణ భారతంలో మరెన్నో ఉన్నాయి
vc
@ChaitanyaTaviti
"..this naturally produced fruit is mine, grow your own.."
What kind of World do we want to hand over to our next generation?
A
#Natural
and chemical-free world or a World laden with Chemicals.
The choice is ours
#ActNow
#ClimateSolution
@vijaythallam
What brings smile on the face of
#farmers
?
A
#ZBNF
farmer K. Pandurangaiah from Thimmasamudram village of
@Kadapagoap
district showed his full blooming
#mango
orchard as an answer. Spraying Panchagavya, Fish & Jaggery solution helped him to achieve this.
@vijaythallam
"If
#Women
farmers had same access to resources as men, there would be up to 150M fewer hungry people on earth" P.Nagaratnam & Sithamahalaxmi from Arugolanupeta of
@krishnadgoap
are proving this by growing around 15+ types of vegetables and fruits at their backyard.
@vijaythallam
5 layer model integrates trees-crops species with varying degrees of sunlight intensity ensuring 100% soil coverage. It enhances soil biome, carbon sequestration, water retention capacity of soils, nutrient availability & year-round income to farmers.
@vijaythallam
@SIFFInd
@FAO
Sri Gogu venkateswarlu Garu is doing NATURAL FARMING. he growing pomegranate as main crop and Watermelon,mariegold as intercrops in 3.5 acres. and in 40cents implemented 5layer model in his the light requirement of the plants.
23,000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh have planned to systematically drawdown carbon back into soils through pre-monsoon sowing, demonstrating
#ZBNF
as drought-resilient agriculture & future of New India. AP is gearing up for a 365-day green cover
@vijaythallam
@rajbudithi65
@ICRAF
"The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins With One Step".
Tune in to the journey of Gangulamma & Narayanappa to see how their transition from chemical-based farming to
#NaturalFarming
is inspiring many others in their village.
#COP27
#TogetherForImplementation
#SaveSoil
When your deeds are good everyone steps in to your path. M. Venkateswararao a School teacher in
#Mediellappagudem
in
@wgodavarigoap
district started growing vegetables in the school premises to create awareness among the school children and villagers about
#NaturalFarming
.
#APZBNF
when everybody doubted her physical strength, Making Ra'dish' as the dish to grab the opportunity through her zbnf 5 layer model our
@FarmingFellows
Mourya became a role model at cluster village by earning a good incomes
@vijaythallam
@ncbn
@rajbudithi65