National Summit on Agriculture and Food Processing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the concluding session of the National Summit on Agriculture and Food Processing on 16 December. During his address, Prime Minister will present the detailed contours of Natural Farming.This summit will be organised to emphasize on natural farming and to deliver message to farmers in far flung areas of India.

National Summit on Agriculture and Food Processing

• This summit is being organized as part of “Vibrant Gujarat Summit” which was held in Anand, Gujarat from December 14 to December 16.
• During this event, farmers got to know about the practice and benefits of natural farming.

Government’s measure to transform agriculture

• Government has initiated several measures for transforming agriculture with the objective of increasing farmer’s income, in last six years.
• Government has also been taking efforts to promote & support initiatives for reducing cost, accessing market and maintaining the sustainability of system.

Zero Budget Natural Farming

• Government has also implemented ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming’ as a promising tool for minimizing the dependence of farmers on purchased inputs and reducing the cost of agriculture by using traditional field-based technologies.
• It emphasizes on shifting agriculture practices from mono-crops to diversified multi-crops system.
• Cow and its dung & urine play an important role in making inputs like Beejamrit, Jivamrit and Ghanjivamrit, on the farm.