Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 27 -- The three-day Kisan Swaraj Sammelan 2026 - South India organised by Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) was inaugurated by Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sharanappa V. Halse at KSOU Convocation Hall at its main campus Mukthagangothri, here this morning.

Inaugurating the convention, Dr. Sharanappa V. Halse stressed for the need to encourage natural farming to promote a healthy living.

"The use of pesticides in farming was encouraged during the post independence era to increase the food production to address issues related to scarcity of food. As years have passed by, the use of pesticides has increased which has not only affected the fertility of soil, but also had ...