The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has come up with the guidelines for setting up of bio-input resource centres (BRC) under the National Mission on Natural Farming . Under the guidelines published on April 23, 2025, financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh will be provided as support to set up each centre. The initiative was first announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the budget speech for 2023-24, with a plan to set up 10,000 Boo-input resource centres.
According to the guidelines, BRCs must have access to raw materials such as livestock, plant-based biomass, among others. They should also share knowledge with farmers on the usage of natural farming bio-inputs, details of their dosage and application. In case there is no member is initially practising natural farming, the state natural farming cell, headed by the secretary in-charge of agriculture, shall identify a farmer entrepreneur who is willing to initiate and practice natural farming starting from the immediate crop season.
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