Masanobu Fukuoka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Masanobu Fukuoka

Japanese farmer and philosopher

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1913

Place of Birth: Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2007

Profession: writer, teacher, farmer, agronomist, botanist, philosopher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Masanobu Fukuoka (Japanese: ?? ??, 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, no-herbicide grain cultivation farming methods traditional to many indigenous cultures, from which he created a particular method of farming, 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.