Haryana and Punjab Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Thursday called upon the farmers at Kaithal to adopt organic farming for healthy food products and good health. The Governor while interacting with mediapersons during his visit to progressive and National awardee farmer Kushal Pal Sirohi’s herbal farm at village Chandana of Kaithal district said that the excessive use of fertilisers and insecticides has affected the health of people and the fertility of land.
He said that the Government is implementing a number of schemes to promote organic farming and our ancient ayurvedic system. The government had created a new ministry for the promotion of ayurveda, he said. Solanki also stressed upon the need to provide the farmers profitable prices for their crops, so that farming could become an occupation of benefit.
He said that the Government should also provide the farmers proper markets for their produce. The Government had started a new farmer friendly scheme, under which soil health cards were being prepared. With the help of the scheme, farmers could get information regarding the requirement of soil. The Government has also been establishing food parks, he added.
Solanki had earlier inspected the photo exhibition, ayurvedic products, exhibition of agricultural equipments, rose distillation, solar system and various ayurvedic plants at the farm. mHe added that the knowledge regarding the importance of ayurvedic plants was present in our ancient Vedas and it was need of the hour to aware the people about the utility of those plants.