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NE states can can supply the India's total organic food: Rupala

NE states can can supply the  India's total organic food: Rupala

Umiam (Meghalaya), Feb 19 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Parshottam Rupala on Wednesday said India’s northeastern states can can supply the India's total organic food.
“I urge all the farmers to move towards organic mode of food production as global demand for organic food is increasing due to health consciousness among people,” he said addressing a day long workshop on Soil Health and review meeting of soil health and Krishi Vigyan Kendra's at Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Hall, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), here in. Umiam, Meghalaya.
“India can only fulfil the global demand of organic foods and the North Eastern region specially can supply the India's total organic food demand as it has the potential,” Rupala said.

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