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Lupin Foundation conducts 6-day natural farming workshop in Bharatpur
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Thursday, 03 October, 2019, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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Lupin Foundation organised a six-day residential workshop on natural farming, aimed at training Indian farmers on innovative, cost-effective and environment-friendly natural farming techniques. Agriculturist Subhash Palekar planned and delivered the lectures with demonstration sessions and also provided guidance on making farm-use products such as Jeevaamrit, Beejamrit, Gan Jeevaamrit and other bio- pesticides.
Over 7,000 farmers from various states, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra, participated in the training camp.
Earlier this year, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the promotion of zero-budget natural farming in the Union Budget 2019-20 to boost farmers’ incomes and save them from the debt trap. Zero-budget natural farming is an accepted practise in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh with widespread adoption. Over 30 million farmers practise this approach.
Key government officials that attended the workshop included Subhash Garg, minister of technical education and health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur; Chandra Mohan Sharma, additional personal secretary to minister of civil aviation, Government of India, New Delhi; Ajay Shankar Singh, chief comptroller, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, New Delhi; Bhajan Lal Jatav, state minister of agriculture and Home Guard, Government of Rajasthan; and Kailash Choudhary, state minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Government of India, New Delhi.
Speaking at the event, Sitaram Gupta, executive director, Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation, said, “We are eager and enthusiastic about this initiative. This programme aims to complement our government’s efforts towards doubling of farmer’s incomes by 2022. Lupin Foundation is aiming to improve income for farmers by aligning with natural farming. We would train the farmers and equip them with the knowledge on how farming is done in sync with the nature, so as to cut down farming expenditure drastically.”
This is yet another initiative from Lupin Foundation that aims to perform activities aligned with the government’s objectives – in this case, creating opportunities for uplifting farmers in India.
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