UP govt takes major strides to boost chemical-free natural farming
Alongside expanding natural farming initiatives, the government provides substantial financial support and incentives to farmers, guiding them from seed to market.
Alongside expanding natural farming initiatives, the government provides substantial financial support and incentives to farmers, guiding them from seed to market.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said here on Friday that the state government was committed to strengthening the rural economy through sustainable and farmer-friendly policies.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched a simplified registration form to enroll farmers in natural farming in the state.
The National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) will train 18.75 lakh farmers in practising natural farming who, in turn, will reach out to one crore farmers. At a two-day national workshop on natural farming conducted by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare at Gujarat Natural Farming Science University, Halol, Gujarat on Thursday.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while chairing a review meeting of the agriculture department here on Friday, said that the state government was committed to promote natural farming and all possible efforts were being made in this direction.He directed the department to map farmers cultivating wheat and maize through natural farming methods across the state.
A government spokesperson said here on Friday that this scheme will bolster the efforts of approximately 1.92 lakh farmers already practising chemical-free farming on over 32,149 hectares of land.
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State Agriculture Secretary Rakesh Kanwar asked the officials to engage with farmers to work on area expansion under natural farming ahead of Kharif season.
During his first visit to the Regional Horticulture Research and Training Center (RHR&TC), Shiv Pratap Shukla evinced keen interest in the display orchards developed as model of natural farming.
Over 1.5 lakh farmers have already adopted natural farming techniques under the Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana (PK3Y).
