New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon farmers to adopt chemical-free natural farming, diversify agricultural activities and embrace modern technology, warning that excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides was damaging the soil and threatening the long-term sustainability of agriculture.
Stressing that agricultural growth must go hand in hand with environmental protection, he urged farmers to safeguard the earth that sustains them while making farming more profitable and resilient.
Addressing the Bharat Agriculture Conference, organised by the India Today Group, Modi said India needed to move towards a farming model that combined traditional wisdom with scientific innovation, renewable energ...