Use of chemical fertilisers root cause of many diseases, says Amit Shah
Dec 25, 2025
5 min read
65% UPSC
GS3The Hindu - National
Key Points
- Amit Shah advocates for natural farming at a Farmers' Conference in Rewa on December 25, 2025.
- Government is developing a complete system for natural farming produce, including soil testing, certification, and packaging.
- Approximately 40 lakh farmers in the country have adopted natural farming.
- Two cooperative institutions established through the Ministry of Cooperation are working on certification, testing, packaging, marketing, and export of natural farming produce.
- Plans to establish over 400 laboratories across the country to provide certificates to farmers practicing natural farming.
- Natural farming methods based on cow dung can generate incomes of up to Rs 1.25 lakh per acre of land.