Progress of National Mission on Natural Farming

• National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) is a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to scale up chemical-free, ecosystem-based natural farming rooted in traditional knowledge.
• Upscaled from the earlier Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) sub-component of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY).
• Relevant for GS-III (Agriculture, sustainability, food security) — combines soil health, climate resilience, input-cost reduction, and farmer welfare.