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Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the South India Organic Farming Conference organized by the Tamil Nadu Organic Farmers Association at the Codissia trade fair complex in Coimbatore.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of sustainable agriculture and said he was happy to see farmers adopting natural farming practices like Panchgavya, Jeevamrit, Bijamrit, Achchadan as they keep the soil healthy, keep crops chemical-free and reduce input costs.
PM Modi said, “Natural farming helps us face climate change. It can keep our soil healthy and at the same time people can be protected from harmful chemicals. This event will play a major role in this direction.”
The Natural Farming Summit attracted attention and praise from agriculture experts as well as farmer groups, as they said it would promote organic farming practices across the country.
Many farmers attending the organic farming summit thanked the Prime Minister for promoting natural farming, calling it “the beginning of a healthy and disease-free life”.
Murugesan, a local farmer who participated in the conference, said, “I have been doing organic farming for 13 years and I believe this initiative will inspire more farmers to adopt natural farming.”
He said, “PM Modi has taken several initiatives for organic farming, which are essential for the development of sustainable agriculture.”
Farmer Manimekalai said, “This conference will take forward the natural farming efforts already set by the Prime Minister. He is implementing the measures correctly, and every farmer should be aware of such farming initiatives.”
Kanagaraj, another farmer, said such efforts would go a long way in eliminating synthetic fertilizers and ensuring people have access to organic food, leading to a disease-free life.
Praising the one-of-a-kind initiative, another farmer said, “PM Modi understands the difficulties of agricultural experts, and is continuously dedicated to improving the standard of agriculture.”
He also thanked the Center for providing monetary assistance to poor farmers under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
–IANS
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