Haryana and Gujarat chief ministers will attend a two- day- long programme, organised in Gurukul Kurukshetra from September 15 to promote natural farming, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat said on Tuesday.
He said that the central and state governments are working to implement the schemes aimed at connecting the farmers of the country with natural farming and the need of the hour is to increase the interest of farmers towards it. This will reduce the cost of the farmers and increase the income of the farmers from the first year itself, he said.
Talking to Reporters here, Devvrat said that a programme is being organized on September 15 and 16 in Gurukul Kurukshetra regarding natural farming in which on September 15, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Kailash Choudhary, Director General of ICA, Union Agriculture Secretary along with Vice Chancellors of various Agricultural Universities will participate. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Haryana Agriculture Minister, JP Dalal, Gujarat Agriculture Minister, Raghav Bhai Patel along with top officers of Agriculture Department of both the states will attend the programme at Gurukul Kurukshetra, at 10 am on September 16. On these two days, all the dignitaries will also observe the natural farming being done in 200 acres near village Kainthala of Gurukul Kurukshetra.
Devvrat said that through such programmes, people and farmers can be made aware of natural farming which will improve the health of the earth and people will also be able to get good quality products. A natural agriculture training centre has been established here with the help of the government. In this training centre, along with training, practical knowledge is also being given to the farmers. During this training, the difference between natural and organic farming is also being explained in detail.