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24/04/22 08:36 AM IST

Innovative Agriculture

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  • As part of the Azadika Amrit Mahotsav, NITI Aayog is organizing a day-long national workshop on ‘Innovative Agriculture’ on 25 April, 2022.
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  • The workshop is expected to bring together stakeholders working in the field of innovative agriculture and natural-farming practices from India and abroad.
  • Deliberations will be held in key areas related to the promotion of natural farming, itsrole in soil health restoration and climate change mitigation.
  • Natural farming practices are mostly in harmony with the principles of agro ecology advocated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
  • It offers viable solutions to improve the livelihood of farmers while reducing the environmental impact of chemical agriculture.
  • The 2022–23 Budget too announced the promotion of chemical-free natural farming throughout the country, starting with fields within a 5-km wide corridor along the Ganga.
Source-PIB 

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