Do Nothing Farming

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Do-Nothing Farming, also known as Natural Farming, the Fukuoka Method, Fukuoka Farming, or No-till Farming, is an alternative farming method to chemical or traditional farming. Developed over a thirty year period by Masanobu Fukuoka of Japan, this method employs the use of crop rotation, minimal irrigation, no or reduced tillage, "seed balls," and allowing natural regulation of pests.

Contents 1 Founder 2 Techniques 3 Use Outside of Japan 3.1 Variants 4 See Also 5 References

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see full article Masanobu Fukuoka

Fukuoka was born in Japan in 1913. He studied microbiology and began a career studying plant pathology. He quit his job as a research scientist when he began to doubt modern agricultural science. Masanobu then moved to his parents' farm in Shikoku in southern Japan and developed his own method of organic farming.

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No-till farming Masanobu Fukuoka Seed ball

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