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New Desk, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that We’ve to take agriculture out of chemistry labs & link it with nature’s laboratory.
Speaking at the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing, the Prime Minister said, “We’ve to take agriculture out of chemistry labs & link it with nature’s laboratory. When I talk about a natural laboratory, it’s completely science-based… From seeds to soil, all solutions can be brought in naturally.”
“About 8 crore farmers have joined us today; the conclave’s impact will not just be in Gujarat, but countrywide, benefitting all farmers. Food processing, natural farming all these issues will help in transforming farm sector,” said PM Modi.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the PM said, “We should remember the words of Mahatma Gandhi ji who mentioned, ‘jahan shoshan hoga, wahan poshan nahi hoga’. Therefore, we are here to reduce the decades-long burden on our annadatas.
He also urged the farmers not to burn stubble.
#WATCH | We have to also get rid of mistakes in farming techniques. Experts say that burning the farm causes loss of land fertility. But it has become a tradition to burn crop stubble…: PM Modi at National Summit on Agro & Food Processing pic.twitter.com/HaNYk0Cy9h
— ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2021
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister NS Tomar said at the National Summit on Agro&Food Processing, “After Gandhi and Patel, under PM Modi’s leadership, India has gained global recognition. There was a time when India was overlooked but today no country’s agenda is fulfilled without India’s consensus”.
Notably, the three-day summit on natural and xero-budget farming commenced on December 14 and is scheduled to conclude on December 16.
