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Masanobu Fukuoka

Japanese farmer and philosopher (1913-2008)

  • Fame54.1
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Lived 1913–2008, aged 95Japan
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    1913–2008
    Aged 95
  • Known for
    The Close to Nature Ga…
    1982
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Updated 2026-06-18

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".

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