This study was done in collaboration with the Chief Minister's Rajasthan Economic Transformation Advisory Council (CMRETAC) to explore the suitability of natural farming in Rajasthan and propose a strategic roadmap for a successful scale-up. A combination of mixed methods was utilised that included a review of prominent state initiatives on sustainable agriculture, an assessment of the state's agriculture sector using more than 100 indicators, primary survey with CSOs, field visits to districts in four different agro-climatic zones, and state-level roundtables and workshops to co-create the roadmap.

The study analysed the suitability of natural farming using three parameters: expected benefits, risk of unfavourable trade-offs, and ease of implementation or adoption. It recommends scaling up natural farming in a phased manner with adequate risk mitigation plans and provides actionable inputs for a suitable institutional structure and budget requirements.