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Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers in Agriculture cause for concern: Radha Mohan

Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers in Agriculture cause for concern: Radha Mohan

New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in Agriculture is a cause for concern and has drawn the attention of the government because of its implications on environment, socio-economic and production fronts, Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh said here on Wednesday.
Addressing ASSOCHAM’s National Conference on Organic farming, he said India is traditionally the world's largest organic farming country.
'Organic farming is already being done on the basis of traditional knowledgein several parts of India. The government is committed to take India on the path of modernity in agriculture and wants to introduce new techniques. For a sustainable increase in production, the government has been promoting organic farming on priority, ' he said.
The Minister said the government’s target is to cover 50,000 hectares under organic farming in the North Eastern states, out of which 45,918 hectares have been made suitable for organic farming and 2429 Farmers Interest Groups have been formed, thereby connecting 48949 farmers with the scheme.
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