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Fukuoka Nature Farming |
Organic Farming |
Santi Asoke Nature Farming |
Kyusei Nature Farming |
MOA Nature Farming |
Integrated Agriculture and Aquaculture |
Permaculture |
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Agro-chemicals |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Organic Inputs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Use EM fluid |
Yes (No EM)
|
Yes |
Yes |
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Ploughing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Integrate livestock and cropping |
Yes, it’s only natural |
No preference |
Yes |
No preference |
No preference |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pest control |
None |
Biological control |
Grow a wide variety of crops |
Grow a wide variety of crops and use EM |
Grow wide variety of crops |
Biological and chemical control |
Biological |
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Weed control |
None |
Tilling/crop rotation |
Tilling/crop rotation |
Tilling/crop rotation |
Tilling/crop rotation |
Tilling/crop rotation/agro-chem. control |
Tilling/crop rotation |
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Approach to Sustainability |
Ecocentric-Gaianistic |
Ecocentric- communalistic |
Ecocentric-communalistic |
Ecocentric-communalistic |
Ecocentric-communalistic |
Technocentric-accommodating |
Ecocentric- communalistic |
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Spritual component |
Yes
|
No |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |