Gandhinagar, Feb. 26 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel distributed assistance of Rs. 2,000 per acre for the Kharif season through DBT to 35,829 farmers from 33 districts who have newly joined natural farming in the state under the National Mission on Natural Farming.

This will expand the scope of natural farming in the state and encourage more farmers to adopt this practice, according to the Gujarat CMO.

At a ceremony held in Gandhinagar in the presence of Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani and Minister of State for Agriculture Ramesh Katara, the Chief Minister transferred a total incentive assistance of Rs 6.97 crore directly into the bank accounts of farmers with a single click.

With the objective of expanding natural farming ...