Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the National Natural Farming Mission on August 23. The mission will be launched at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in New Delhi.
About National Natural Farming Mission
The National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) was approved by the Union Cabinet on 25th November 2024, till the 15th Finance Commission (2025-26), as a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme as a shift to strengthen agriculture practices with scientifically backed approaches towards sustainability, climate resilience and safe food. The mission is aimed at improving soil health and restoring eco systems and reducing input cost to the farmers to achieve greater climate resilience.
It was implemented with the proposed outlay of ₹2,481 crore (Centre’s share: ₹1,584 crore and State share: ₹897 crore), is a restructured form of the earlier Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP), which was implemented under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) from 2020-21 to 2022-23.
The Mission has a target of initiating natural farming in 7.5 Lakh hectare (ha) area across 15,000 clusters, setting up 10,000 need-based Bio-Input Resource Centres (BRC) for easy availability of NF bio-inputs and generating awareness among 1 crore farmers on natural farming. Further, farmers are supported by a simple certification system and common national brand for naturally grown chemical free produce.
Union Agriculture Minister shared the information about the launch of the mission after a meeting with the state agriculture ministers via video conferencing. After attending the video conference, the union minister addressed the reporters stating that, “The National Natural Farming Mission was also discussed. Prime Minister Modi will launch it at ICAR in Pusa (Delhi) on August 23″.
Key Takeaways from the National Natural Farming Mission
- National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) is a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in November 2024 to promote chemical-free, ecosystem-based natural farming rooted in traditional knowledge.
- The Mission targets 7.5 lakh hectares through 15,000 clusters, with ₹2,481 crore total outlay and facilitate 1 crore farmers.
- 10,000 Bio-input Resource Centres are targeted and over 70,000 trained Krishi Sakhis have been deployed to ensure last-mile input delivery and farmer guidance.
- An incentive of ₹4,000 per acre per year for two years is being provided to encourage adoption of natural farming practices.
- More than 10 lakh farmers have been enrolled, 1,100 model farms developed, and 806 training institutes engaged as of July 2025.