Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stated that the country is on the path to becoming the global hub for natural farming while batting for organic farming as a remedial alternative for climate change.
Inaugurating the three-day South India Natural Farming Summit, he cited that Natural Farming is India’s own indigenous idea, rooted in our traditions and suited to our environment. It combats the adverse effects of climate change, and with our youth turning towards agriculture. Not only this, but also recognising it as a modern and scalable opportunity, the country is on the path of becoming the global hub of organic farming. While inaugurating the summit, he also launched the transfer of 18,000 crore to 9 crore farmers under 21st instalment of the PM Kisan scheme at Coimbatore.
“Natural Farming is close to my heart”, says PM Modi
Natural farming is close to my heart and the Union Government is promoting it with required policy initiatives. The effect of the initiatives is quite visible, particularly in the South. Alone 35 lakh hectares are under natural farming in Tamil Nadu, said PM Modi. He asked farmers to adopt natural farming on an acre of land for one season and applauded the water management technology of this part of the country.
PM Modi stressed the need to reclaim soil fertility and crop health so that posterity is given that is not barren on the increased use and dependence on chemical fertilisers and pesticides which makes the soil infertile and depleting moisture. Moreover, he advocated crop diversification with millets and asserted the multi-storey farming practice in the hilly regions of Kerala and Karnataka.
PM Modi also interacted with farmers
PM Modi also interacted with farmers at the exhibition organized as part of the conference. He stated that some youth who had studied engineering have plummeted into natural farming and one of them had left the Indian Space Research Orgainsation (ISRO) to take up farming.
“I see the winds of Bihar blowing here as well” said PM Modi when the farmers waved the green towel to greet him on arrival.
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