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# Masanobu Fukuoka

(1913–2008)   Agronomist   Empire of Japan

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Masanobu Fukuoka was an agronomist from the Empire of Japan, best known for *Shizen nōhō wara ippon no kakumei*.

## Quick Facts About Masanobu Fukuoka

Born February 2, 1913

Died August 16, 2008

Nationality Empire of Japan

Profession Agronomist

Notable works Shizen nōhō wara ippon no kakumei

Known for The One-Straw Revolution

## About Masanobu Fukuoka

Masanobu Fukuoka 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".

## Awards & Honors

Ramon Magsaysay Award

##  Quotes by Masanobu Fukuoka · Page 2

> [Natural farming is just farming, nothing more. You don't have to be a spiritually oriented person to practice my methods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/natural-farming-is-just-farming-nothing-more-you-don-t-have-to-be-a/)

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[Farming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/farming/)

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> [We receive our nourishment from the Mother Earth. So we should put our hands together in an attitude of prayer and say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/we-receive-our-nourishment-from-the-mother-earth-so-we-should-put-our/)

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[Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/)

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> [Left alone, the earth maintains its own fertility, in accordance with the orderly cycle of plant and animal life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/left-alone-the-earth-maintains-its-own-fertility-in-accordance-with/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [“bukannya teknik bertanam yang merupakan faktor yang paling penting, melainkan lebih kepada pikiran petaninya.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/bukannya-teknik-bertanam-yang-merupakan-faktor-yang-paling-penting/)

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[Agriculture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agriculture/)

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> [Unless people can become natural people, there can be neither natural farming nor natural food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/unless-people-can-become-natural-people-there-can-be-neither-natural/)

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[Farming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/farming/)

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> [I wonder how it is that people's philosophies have come to spin faster than the changing seasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/i-wonder-how-it-is-that-people-s-philosophies-have-come-to-spin/)

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[Faster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faster/)

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> [A farmer does not grow something in the sense that he or she creates it. That human is only a small part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/a-farmer-does-not-grow-something-in-the-sense-that-he-or-she-creates/)

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[Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/)

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> [Although natural farming - since it can teach people to cultivate a deep understanding of nature - may lead to spiritual insight,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/although-natural-farming-since-it-can-teach-people-to-cultivate-a/)

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[Deep understanding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-understanding/)

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> [One thing is all things. To resolve one matter, one must resolve all matters. Changing one thing changes all things. Once I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/one-thing-is-all-things-to-resolve-one-matter-one-must-resolve-all/)

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[All things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-things/)

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> [I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw. Seen at a glance, this rice straw may appear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/i-believe-that-a-revolution-can-begin-from-this-one-strand-of-straw/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [People should relate to nature as birds do. Birds don't run around carefully preparing fields, planting seeds, and harvesting food. They don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/people-should-relate-to-nature-as-birds-do-birds-don-t-run-around/)

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[Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/)

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> [The person who can most easily take up natural agriculture is the one who doesn't have any of the common adult obstructing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/the-person-who-can-most-easily-take-up-natural-agriculture-is-the-one/)

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[Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/)

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> [When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/when-it-is-understood-that-one-loses-joy-and-happiness-in-the-attempt/)

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[Crops](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crops/)

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> [As far as my planting program goes, I simply broadcast rye and barley seed on separate fields in the fall . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/as-far-as-my-planting-program-goes-i-simply-broadcast-rye-and-barley/)

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[Areas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/areas/)

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> [We must find our way back to true nature. We must set ourselves to the task of revitalizing the earth. Regreening the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/we-must-find-our-way-back-to-true-nature-we-must-set-ourselves-to-the/)

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[Desert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desert/)

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> [I believe that even 'returning-to-nature' and anti pollution activities, no matter how commendable, are not moving toward a genuine solution if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/i-believe-that-even-returning-to-nature-and-anti-pollution-activities/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

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> [Of course, I have made mistakes . . . just as every grower does. However, I never really think of them as mistakes!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/of-course-i-have-made-mistakes-just-as-every-grower-does-however-i/)

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[Courses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courses/)

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> [The final principle of natural farming is NO PESTICIDES. Nature is in perfect balance when left alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/the-final-principle-of-natural-farming-is-no-pesticides-nature-is-in/)

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[Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/)

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> [Straw mulch, a ground cover of white clover interplanted with the crops, and temporary flooding all provide effective weed control in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/straw-mulch-a-ground-cover-of-white-clover-interplanted-with-the/)

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[Clovers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clovers/)

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> [Gradually I came to realize that the process of saving the desert of the human heart and revegetating the actual desert is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/gradually-i-came-to-realize-that-the-process-of-saving-the-desert-of/)

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[Desert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/masanobu-fukuoka-9748_desert_gradually-i-came-to-realize-that-the-pro_152346.jpg)

> [The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/the-ultimate-goal-of-farming-is-not-the-growing-of-crops-but-the/)

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[Agriculture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agriculture/)

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> [Since I turned the fields back to their natural state, I can't say I've had any really difficult problems with insects or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masanobu-fukuoka/since-i-turned-the-fields-back-to-their-natural-state-i-can-t-say-i/)

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[Difficult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficult/)

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## Masanobu Fukuoka by topic

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