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Natural Farming For Good Health And Ecological Balance

Study commissioned to find the health benefits of natural farming

Health outcomes to be studied include diabetes and kidney disease, child growth and development.

Other outcomes to be studied include pesticide exposure, diet, crop yield, household incomes

Guntur: In an endeavour to address the growing concern of climate change and rising health concerns, the Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS, a not-for-profit set up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh focusing on farmer’s empowerment) has commissioned a study to explore the health and environmental benefits of natural farming. To take this forward, RySS has signed a MoU for a four year study with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and The University of Edinburgh (UoE).

The BLOOM (Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic Farming On HuMan Health) is a cluster-randomised controlled evaluation of the health effects of AP Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF).

APCNF is implemented through RySS and is the world’s largest chemical-free agroecology and regenerative agriculture programme. The study will undertake the following aspects: Carry out a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled evaluation.

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