Climate Change Big Concern For India And World: Tomar

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said that due to chemical farming and other reasons, soil fertility is getting eroded and climate change is going to be a big concern for the country as well as the world.

“The lack of organic carbon in the soil is a serious concern for us. To meet this serious challenge and for better soil health, we have to promote natural farming, which is beneficial for the environment. To promote natural farming, the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi is working with the states,” Tomar said.

“The government has re-adopted the Indian natural farming system for agriculture. The natural farming system is an ancient technique used by farmers for farming and at that time people also knew how to live in harmony with nature,” he added.

Tomar said that to promote natural farming, the central government has approved the national mission on natural farming as a separate scheme with an expenditure of Rs 1,584 crore.

Under the Namami Gange Programme, the project of natural farming is going on along the banks of the Ganges, while the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and all Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Central and State Agricultural Universities and Colleges are making all-round efforts to promote natural farming.