Union minister urges all stakeholders to promote organic

Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Wednesday urged all stakeholders to play a pivotal role in promoting organic farming in the north east region.

Addressing a workshop on Soil Health Card and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for north east region, the Union Minister of State for Agriculture appreciated the activities of all stakeholders for the development of agriculture in the region through soil health card scheme and organic mission.

He urged the concerned officials, Kisan Vikas Kendras (KVKs) and farmers to intensify their efforts through a holistic approach for improving soil health leading to enhanced productivity, profitability and sustainability in agriculture.

The minister said he was happy to learn that some states in the region initiated steps for exporting organic agricultural products such as fruit, vegetable and spice crops to other countries.

Rupala also emphasised that successful implementation of soil health scheme is one of the major strategies