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100			_aShivlal, Athawale Snehal _910722
245			_aEmpirical analysis of natural farming in North-Eastern Hill region of India : a comparative study / _cAthawale Snehal Shivlal.
260			_aUmiam : _bCPGS-AS, CAU, _cApr 2025.
300			_a176p.: _bill., (some col.); _c30cm.
440			_a[Agricultural Economics, School of Social Sciences] _99208
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThe Green Revolution played a crucial role in alleviating food shortages in India., particularly benefitting large farms by enabling economies of scale. However, the intensification of agriculture in recent decades has often concealed enormous externalities, leading to adverse environmental aspects. This situation underscores the urgent need for substantial reforms in food systems, with agroecology, particularly 'Natural Farming' (NF) identified as a potential solution. NF is a unique chemical residual free farming method that is considered to be diversified farming system, which integrates crops, trees and livestock, allowing functional biodiversity. North Eastern Hill Region (NEHR) had a long history of practicing the traditional farming which aligns with the attributes of NF such zero/minimum tillage, intercropping, mulching, multiple cropping, crop rotation, no use of agrochemicals, integration of livestock, ITK's. However, there remains a lack of proper documentation and common terminology to designate it as 'natural farming' in the context of NEHR. Under this backdrop of the above context the following objectives have been formulated for the study - (1) To study
650			_aNatural farming _zNorth-Eastern Hill Region. _910723
650			_aAgroecology. _910724
650			_aCrop diversification. _910725
700			_aRam Singh _eMajor Advisor.
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