National Mission on Natural Farming
Ministry: Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
The scheme aims to promote natural farming practices through capacity building, training, certification, and financial assistance for on-farm input production infrastructure, thereby reducing cultivation costs and increasing farmers' income.
About This Scheme
Benefits
> Financial Assistance for On-Farm Input Production Infrastructure
₹15.0K
Financial assistance of ₹15,000/- per hectare is provided.
₹5.0K · annual
Assistance is released at ₹5,000/- per hectare per year for 3 years.
Assistance is provided for creating on-farm natural farming input production infrastructure.
Assistance is available only to farmers who adopt and continue natural farming practices.
> Training and Capacity Building
Participation in Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for practical training on natural farming techniques.
Training programmes organized by Champion Farmers and Community Resource Persons.
Exposure visits to successful natural farming models and farms.
> Natural Farming Kit
Natural Farming Kit provided to participating farmers during Farmer Field School activities.
₹1.2K
Cost norm of ₹1,200/- per farmer for the kit.
> Certification Support
Registration and certification support under the Natural Farming Recognition System (NFRS).
Certification facilitation and verification support provided for cluster members.
> Market Development Support
Support for marketing, branding, exhibitions, haats, melas, and promotion of certified natural farming produce.
Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) for aggregation and marketing.
Eligibility
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Required Documents
- ✦Aadhaar number
- ✦Land documents
- ✦Caste Certificate (SC/ST only)
- ✦Bank Details
- ✦Photographs
- ✦Any other documents as required.
✦ Required ◦ Optional
How to Apply
Quick Info
- Level
- Central Government
- Max benefit
- ₹15.0K
- Launched
- 1 Jan 2023