Q. With reference to the Zero Budget Natural Farming, consider the following statements:

1. It is also known as Subhash Palekar Natural Farming.
2. It discourages the use of intensive irrigation and deep ploughing.
3. It uses jeevamrutha and bijamrita formulations and vermicomposting.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Only 1 & 2
Notes: Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a chemical-free agricultural method rooted in traditional Indian practices, developed as an alternative to Green Revolution techniques. Promoted by Subhash Palekar, it emphasizes inter-cropping, minimal watering, topsoil mulching, and soil aeration, while avoiding vermicomposting, intensive irrigation, and deep ploughing. ZBNF relies on natural formulations like jeevamrutha (cow dung, cow urine, jaggery, pulse flour, water, and soil) and bijamrita (neem leaves, tobacco, and green chilies) instead of chemical inputs.

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