In Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, the central Minister for Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah, has greatly supported using natural farming everywhere in the country to help the environment. On December 25, during a meeting for farmers in Rewa, the Minister warned that using too many artificial fertilisers is the main cause of today’s many health issues.
He said that natural farming is good for more than just health, explaining that it has proven to be a good way to help farmers make at least 50 per cent more money, while also protecting the environment. In his speech, Amit Shah talked about a growing worry for families all over India: the rise in sicknesses caused by lifestyle, which comes from chemical substances. He stressed that farm chemicals eventually pollute the things we eat.
Shah stated, “Using too many chemical fertilisers is a big reason why we are seeing so many health problems now.” He argued that it is important to stop using these “poisons” and go back to using old, natural farming methods if we want to make sure the food we eat is safe and healthy for future generations.
Farmers often worry that stopping the use of artificial fertilisers and pesticides might lead to smaller harvests or profits, but the Minister dismissed these worries by sharing his own experience with organic farming. He said that he does organic farming on his own land and has seen a rise in production instead of a drop, along with lower costs.
He says that using organic farming methods could help a farmer make nearly twice as much money, mostly by greatly cutting down on the need for expensive things like chemical fertilisers and pest control products. A farmer can effectively farm up to 21 acres of land just by using the waste from only one local cow.
This cheap method also helps protect natural resources because it uses much less water and makes the soil better at staying productive for a long time, which makes farming better for the environment and saves money.
To make it easier for farm workers to switch over, the central government is creating a “complete plan”. All over the country, more than 400 places will be set up to check and prove the quality of both the land and the farm products, according to Minister Shah.
This proving system will let farmers in India sell their harvests as “completely pure” or “grown without artificial inputs” on the global market, where people are very interested and will pay more. To watch over everything from checking and wrapping to sending unprocessed farm products overseas, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also started two big groups that work together.
