Bhopal. To further promote natural farming in Madhya Pradesh, an agreement was signed between the Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Department and the National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). The Director of Agriculture Department, Preeti Maithil has said that the MoU will prove effective in making farmers aware of natural farming and increasing their income by reducing the cost of farming. NCNF President Mir Shah said that Madhya Pradesh is a leading state in the country in the field of natural farming.
Training has been given to 40 thousand farmers of the state to adopt natural farming, organic production, to get fair price, Jeevamrut, Beejamrut, cow dung manure, vermi compost and to prepare organic insecticides for the prevention of diseases and pests. Natural farming will help in improving the health of the people and maintain the fertility power of the land. Efforts are being made to work better in the field of natural farming in the state to prevent the fertility of the land which is getting depleted due to continuous use of chemical fertilizers, earthworms being destroyed and human-borne diseases being born. By increasing the area of ​​natural farming, the government is working continuously to increase the income of farmers by reducing the cost of cultivation.
NCNF along with 23 like-minded partner organizations will play an important role in promoting natural farming in the state and benefiting the farmers. For natural farming, NCNF will cooperate in Nature Positive Agriculture and Nature Based Solution. Apart from this, strong partnership will also be done with the government at the policy and implementation level. (IANS)
