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SHIMLA: The Niti Aayog has urged all states to work towards giving practical shape to zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) on the lines of Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh , for which the aayog will provide assistance. “50 lakh farmers are working on ZBNF in different states,” he maintained. He detailed all important espects of ZBNF and urged the policy makers to adopt this model for the benefit of farm community.Dr Rajiv Kumar said the states could promote ZBNF under the two farm sector schemes, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. It is not possible with chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The only alternative with the farmers is to adopt ZBNF, which has been successfully tested in the field.” He presented a detailed document and shared vast experience of Gurukul Kurukshetra, where he had adopted natural farming on nearly 200 acres.He said Himachal Pradesh had also adopted this model and the state government had made a budget provision of Rs 25 crore in this regard..