Transforming Agriculture: Role of Natural Farming Models in India’s Sustainable Future

Reducing chemical inputs while depending on natural processes to preserve soil fertility and plant health is major goal of natural farming. This thorough analysis explores three crucial natural farming techniques: Intercropping systems, ATM models, and five-layer model. Five-Layer Model uses numerous crop layers to maximize resource usage, boost biodiversity, and improve soil health, mimicking ecosystems of real forests. ATM Model leverages locally accessible resources and conventional agricultural knowledge to produce high-quality crops with least amount of external inputs. Growing several crops close together at same time is known as intercropping, which also improves soil structure, biodiversity, and resistance to pests and diseases. In order to increase productivity and sustainability, this review also looks at crop rotation, alley cropping, permaculture, agroforestry, relay cropping, and intercropping. When compared to traditional farming practices, a comparative analysis demonstrates better benefits of natural farming systems in terms of biodiversity, soil health, cost effectiveness, and environmental impact. More data, scientific references, and a thorough comparison of these approaches' efficacy in sustainable agriculture are all included in this enlarged analysis.