Dr. (Master) Cho

Dr. (Master) Cho of South Korea is a farmer that founded Natural Farming in the 1960s. His systematic and scientific inquiry enabled him to identify the great potentials of the concept and strategy of Farming with Indigenous micro-organisms (IMO). Dr. Cho tried to show an alternative way of farming that assured both high yield and good quality, a nature- respecting farming that superceded the chemical intensive agriculture which had just begun to spread in South Korea at that time.The entire country of South Korea has embraced this system of farming as the centerpiece for their agricultural policy. Mr. Cho, the founder, was ignored or scoffed at for years, but, after seeing the results of several large scale experiments, he has received various honors, and is now teaching over 300 agricultural agents in Korea. One of his appointments was to the UNDP, as an expert advisor with the goal of reducing the number of poor people worldwide by half. The philosophy behind Natural Farming is to return to the farmers their natural sovereignty and relationship with nature.

Natural Farming uses natural materials instead of chemicals as its unique inputs. Materials are locally available and cheap, and the farming inputs are made by the farmers instead of being purchased from the market; thus lowering cost for the farmers and converting waste into resources. It does not use herbicide, pesticide, antibiotic, hormones or other artificial chemicals. It also does not till the land with machines. Natural Farming is practiced in over twenty countries, recognized for its strength to produce more at less cost. 

Dr. Cho treated enlightened farmers as his real teachers. 

“A farmer should have parental love towards his crop and livestock. This is a heart of a true farmer…”

Location: South Korea

Organization: Global Natural Farming

Websites:
1)  https://natural-farming.weebly.com/
2) Natural Farming Academia

Video 1: Theory of Natural Farming