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Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh is practising a large Zero-Budget natural farming which is a form of agricultural redesign system. It is an emerging set of agricultural practices designed dramatically to reduce farmers’ direct costs. #MyGreenAssam #WorldEnvironmentDay
Hence zero-budget, while boosting yields and farm health through the use of non-synthetic inputs sourced locally natural farming. The principles of zero-budget natural farming are aligned with the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food’s own principles.
They seek to steer away from the prevailing focus on per hectare productivity, and instead focus on a holistic approach that also values human, social and environmental benefits and costs from agriculture. #MyGreenAssam #WorldEnvironmentDay
#DoYouKnow in February 2019 the largest cave fish was discovered in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya it is nearly 5 times the mean length i.e. 400 mm(15.8 inches) in standard length making it, by far, the largest known subterranean fish found to date. #MyGreenAssam #WorldEnvironmentDay 
The fish was encountered by a biologist on an expedition, in Meghalaya. There are many caves in the region due to the abundant karst and limestone, which can be carved by rainwater. And there’s a lot of it—the state is one of the rainiest places on Earth. #MyGreenAssam
Meghalaya has an elaborate and extensive network of caves. Several international and Indian researchers have been mapping the caves since 1992 in association with Meghalaya Adventurers Association and the latest find is part of that project. #MyGreenAssam #WorldEnvironmentDay
#DoYouKnow @narendramodi launched Green Skill Development Programme in June 2017 under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to develop green skilled workers having technical knowledge and commitment to sustainable development.
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It will help in the attainment of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Biodiversity Targets (NBTs), as well as Waste Management Rules (2016). #MyGreenAssam #WorldEnvironmentDay
The number of people to be covered under GSDP will be 80,000 during 2018-19, 2.25 lakh during 2019-20 and about 5 lakh people by the year 2021. More than 30 programmes have been identified, which will be conducted in 84 institutions across the country. #MyGreenAssam
India used to produce more then 100,000 varieties of rice prior to the green revolution, encompassing a stunning diversity in taste, nutrition, pest-resistance and, crucially in this age of climate change and natural disasters, adaptability to a range of conditions. #MyGreenAssam
Though today much of this biodiversity is irretrievably lost, forced out by the quest for high-yield hybrids and varieties still, a significant number of traditional varieties of rice are still grown by small and marginal farmers across India, where they cater for local consumers
In 2005, a group of 20 tribal women farmers from six villages in Surguja district in India’s central-eastern state of Chhattisgarh, realized the threats to the survival of a traditional rice variety called JeeraPhool, and formed a self-help group to protect and promote it.
