Masanobu Fukuoka
Japanese farmer and philosopher (1913-2008)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 2 February 1913
- Died
- 16 August 2008
- Works
- 10
Top works
- The natural way of farming
- La révolution d'un seul brin de paille
- L'Agriculture naturelle
- The One-Straw Revolution
- The road back to nature
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Masanobu Fukuoka (Japanese: 福岡 正信, Hepburn: Fukuoka Masanobu; 2 February 1913 – 16 August 2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, herbicide and pesticide-free cultivation methods from which he created a particular method of agriculture, commonly referred to as "natural farming" or "do-nothing farming".
Fukuoka was the author of several books, scientific papers and other publications, and was featured in television documentaries and interviews from the 1970s onwards. His influences went beyond farming to inspire individuals within the natural food and lifestyle movements. He was an outspoken advocate of the value of observing nature's principles.