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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the steps taken by the government in the last seven years for the benefit of farmers, saying they will transform the agriculture sector. At the same time, the Prime Minister emphasised on the need to adopt natural farming techniques to ensure better produce and longevity of the soil. “There is no doubt that fertilisers led to green revolution. But this is also true that we have to keep working on alternatives. The main reason for this is we have to import fertilisers for other countries, which increases the cost of farming. Hence, there is a need to be aware (about natural farming),” PM Modi said while addressing the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing.
He added that farming should be taken out of the chemistry lab and connected with nature’s own laboratory.
“Whatever power the fertilisers have can also be found in nature. We just have to explore it,” said PM Modi.
He also lauded the address of Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, who gave details about how natural farming has helped farmers increase their produce manifold in recent years. “Natural farming is based on science,” the Prime Minister added.
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