New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the farmers during the valedictory session of the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing on December 16 via video conferencing, a statement said here on Tuesday.
The three-day Summit which started on Tuesday in Gujarat’s Anand is being organized by the state government with focus on natural farming. It is being attended by over 5000 farmers, apart from farmers being connected live through Central Institutes of ICAR, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Agricultural Technology Management Agency network.
“The Summit brings in focus on natural farming. Farmers will be provided with all requisite information detailing the benefits of adopting natural farming methods,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.
The government has been driven by the Prime Minister’s vision for farmer welfare. It has been committed towards ensuring an increase in productivity, so that farmers are able to maximize their agri-potential, it said and added that it has initiated several measures to transform agriculture and increase farmers’ income.
Efforts are underway to promote and support initiatives leading to sustainability of the system, cost reduction, market access and better value realisation to farmers, the release added. Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a promising tool to minimise the dependence of farmers on purchased inputs, and reduces the cost of agriculture by relying on traditional field based technologies which lead to improved soil health, it said.
