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.
The studies showed that 15 types of companion crops are being grown in apple orchards through natural farming. As also, the overall disease incidence in apple crops has reduced.
Chandel talked with Sanjeev Kumar about various challenges in propagating natural farming which may help the government in achieving the target of doubling farmers' income and better practices in horticulture and forestry.
Elated at the encouraging response to the initiative of zero farming from various states, Acharya Devvrat, in a freewheeling interview with Shashi Kant Sharma, talks about his journey and various initiatives he has taken as Governor, which he says are an attempt to take forward the vision of the Prime Minister that hinges on ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’.
Addressing a workshop on Natural Farming Youth Entrepreneur under Prakritik Kheti Khushal Kisan Yojana at Kangra, Arlekar said farmers of Himachal could represent the country in the natural farming system.
The Prime Minister had announced plans to implement the natural farming technique in the country in his address to the nation on 19 November 2021.
