Verified · Jun 20261 min read
● projectScaled · systemic · 2016
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF)
State-wide transition to natural farming (without synthetic chemical inputs) led by communities, scaled through Community Resource Persons and women's self-help groups.
illustrative atlas image · Sloane Yerger / Unsplash01 The context
The public agency RySS coordinates farmer-to-farmer training in agroecological principles. The state pilot launched in November 2016; coverage ranges from ~1 million (2024, CEEW case) to 'more than 6 million' according to the CEEW country brief.
02 How it works
method · Mobilization through women's self-help groupsmethod · Natural farming (Subhash Palekar Natural Farming)method · Farmer-to-farmer extension via Community Resource Personstool · Local microbial preparations (bijamrutha, ghanajeevamrutham, neemastram)tool · Permanent vegetative soil cover (365-day green cover)
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
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The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceHow Andhra Pradesh Scaled up Community-managed Natural Farming (case study)Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) · 2023