Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advocated for group farming, suggesting that small and marginal farmers pool their land parcels to grow high-value crops and enhance their income.
On Saturday, the Prime Minister interacted with the farmers in a programme held at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in the national capital.
The interaction with farmers took place before he launched two major schemes in the agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 35,440 crore. He launched the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana with an outlay of Rs 24,000 crore and the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses with an outlay of Rs 11,440 crore.
During the interaction, the Prime Minister asked farmers to adopt natural farming gradually and pragmatically.
“He suggested a phased approach: testing natural farming on a part of the land while continuing traditional methods on the rest, thus building confidence over time,” according to an official statement.
Many farmers, hailing from different states, .​Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advocated for group farming, suggesting that small and marginal farmers pool their land parcels to grow high-value crops and enhance their income.
On Saturday, the Prime Minister interacted with the farmers in a programme held at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in the national capital.
The interaction with farmers took place before he launched two major schemes in the agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 35,440 crore. He launched the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana with an outlay of Rs 24,000 crore and the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses with an outlay of Rs 11,440 crore.
During the interaction, the Prime Minister asked farmers to adopt natural farming gradually and pragmatically.
“He suggested a phased approach: testing natural farming on a part of the land while continuing traditional methods on the rest, thus building confidence over time,” according to an official statement.
Many farmers, hailing from different states, . ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
