Ara, Nov. 3 -- Bihar Agriculture Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has stressed the need to promote natural farming, warning that excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides was adversely affecting soil fertility and posing challenges to long-term food security.
Addressing farmers at a ''Khet Bachao Abhiyan-cum-Krishi Jan Kalyan Samvad'' programme in Bhojpur district on Tuesday, Sinha said natural farming was essential to protect agricultural land, maintain soil health and ensure safe food for future generations.
He said the state government would take initiatives to give priority to farmers practising natural farming at agricultural market committees, enabling them to access better marketing opportunities for their produce.
The minist...