The Odisha government is set to introduce new way of farming, a “climate-resilient” natural farming programme in tribal-dominated areas of five districts in a step towards sustainable agriculture. The project will be put into action in collaboration with the Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS), set up by the Andhra Pradesh government to implement natural farming. The Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra gave a statement saying, “Natural farming will get popular acceptance among the people, more particularly in tribal-dominated districts of Odisha, as the method is quite compatible with the traditional patterns.” He added that the process would reduce the cost of production, and lead to creation of safe and nutritious food items. The new programme was further explained by the experts saying, ‘Natural farming is a diversified farming method without the use of synthetic chemicals like pesticides or synthetic fertilisers. Development Commissioner Pradeep Jena said “natural farming would result in a ‘transformational change’ towards sustainability, as the popularity of non-toxic food items is in high demand, natural farming will fetch more income for WSHGs.”PC :https://assets.telegraphindia.com/telegraph/2020/Jul/1595615199_shutterstock_497587918.gifLike this: Like Loading...

Source: The Telegraph April 01, 2022 11:32 UTC