Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday urged the farmers to adopt zero budget natural farming to deal with the challenge of air, water and land pollution in the near future.
This farming ensure good health and would go a long way in strengthening economy of the farmers, said the Governor while speaking during a programme organised jointly by Youth for Sustainable Development, Shimla and CSK Agriculture University, Palampur at Bhangrotu in Mandi.
He expressed concern that chemical fertilisers and pesticides had been introduced in the name of green revolution and to some extent they increased the production level but lead to degrading fertility of the soil and products so produced were harmful to the body.
The Governor said that it was the need of the hour to promote and adopt organic farming, which was possible only when every farmer starts rearing domestic cows.
He said that cow rearing could be helpful in improving soil fertility and producing maximum yield by using minimum water and getting remunerative price of their product. The domestic cow was useful in every respect and with the help of traditional farming, revolution in agriculture sector could be generated, said he.
Acharya Devvrat also inspected the stalls put up on the occasion for awareness of faring community on natural farming.
Vice Chancellor of Agriculture University, Palampur Prof. Ashok Kumar and other senior officers of the university, representatives of various Mahila Mandals and progressive farmers were present on the occasion.
later, while speaking at the annual function organised by Arya Samaj Sabha, Sundernagar in Mandi, the Governor said there was a need to follow the teachings of great scholar Swami Dayanand who promoted women empowerment, right to education and Vedic culture for betterment of the society.
He said the people of Himachal Pradesh were innocent and hardworking who had deep faith in religion. The law and order situation of the state was also appreciable but there should be no room for superstition as it always hampers the development of any society, said he.
He added that we could contribute towards building a strong society by taking forward the mission of Maharshi Dayanand.
Acharya Devvrat also urged the people to denounce the caste system from society and promote the spirit of nationalism to achieve the goal of fully civilized society.