Q:Facts: - known for: philosophy , natural farming - notable works: '' the one-straw revolution '' - caption: fukuoka navdanya throwing a seedball at a 2002 workshop at - death date: 16 august 2008 - awards: ramon award magsaysay award , desikottam award , earth council - birth date: 2 february 1913 - name: masanobu fukuoka - nationality: japanese - image: masanobu-fukuoka . jpg - birth place: iyo , japan - occupation: agricultural scientist , farmer , author Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of masanobu fukuoka .
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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 japanese 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 .