Natural farming promotion in low-input, remote districts: A feminist political ecological analysis
There is a push toward natural, chemical-free farming in India, reflected in the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF). Working to promote on-farm bio-input preparations and agro-ecological practices, the NMNF notably prioritizes working among “traditionally low or no fertilizer input users… generally confined to hilly, tribal, high forestland districts,†ostensibly viewing these areas as more amenable to chemical-free farming.