We Must Shift Focus From ‘Chemistry Lab Experiments’ To ‘Natural Farming’: PM Modi
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Center has undertaken several reforms in the agriculture sector in the last 7 years and urged farmers to shift their focus from ‘chemical laboratory experiments’ to ‘natural farming methods.
Addressing the Summit on Natural and Zero-Budget Farming in Gujarat via video conference, the Prime Minister said, “In the last 7 years, with Beej Se Se Market Tak, we have transformed the Indian agriculture sector with technology. Introduced many reforms to modernize and revive organic methods to protect nature.”
“The time has come to shift our focus from ‘chemistry lab experiments’ to natural farming methods in agriculture to support our environment. We have to take our agriculture out of the lab of chemistry and connect it to the lab of nature. When I talk about nature’s laboratory, it is completely science-based,” PM Modi said.
He further said that the new methods and reforms will help the farmers to bring about a positive change.
Highlighting the schemes being run by the government for the welfare of farmers, he said, “From soil testing to new seeds, from PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana to increasing the MSP 1.5 times the cost, from building a strong irrigation network to Kisan Rail, the government has taken several steps for the welfare of the farmers.”
The three-day summit on natural and zero-budget farming commenced on December 14 and is scheduled to conclude on December 16.
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