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.
On the face of it Ladwari appears to be like any ordinary village but if you speak to the farmers…
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).
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.
The team of scientists working on SPNF at the University main campus, Mashobra, and Tabo took part in the meeting. Dr. Subhash Verma, Coordinator of the SPNF at the university presented the progress report of the research activities on various crops carried out over the past year.
He said that the state government had set a target of covering 50,000 families under natural farming in the state during the year 2019 but succeeded in covering about 55,000 families.
