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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Warning that “natural farming “ could reduce crop output by 30%, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of more than 500 farmers’ outfits, has urged the union government here on Friday to ensure adequate supplies of fertilisers during this Kharif period. The…
Farm workers sow paddy saplings at an agricultural field in Ranchi on July 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that in the next two years, one crore farmers across the country will be initiated into natural farming supported by…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images An academic paper published by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) has cautioned the Centre against “a complete switch” to natural farming, on the ground that it can hamper national food…