Belagavi: Exhorting farmers to adopt organic methods of agriculture, deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi on Friday emphasised the role of ryots in creating a healthy society.
Savadi, who flagged off the ‘Millet Walk’ here on Friday, said that the state government was trying to convince farmers to increasingly take to organic modes of cultivation. Millet Walk is being held as a curtain raiser for the two-day Millet Mela beginning from Saturday.
Savadi, Karnataka agriculture minister, rued the excessive reliance of farmers on pesticides and chemical fertilisers, which he pointed out was detrimental to their future, besides having an adverse impact on the health of those who consumed their crops. “The use of fertilisers have also resulted in markedly reducing the fertility of the soil, and the land grows less arable as a result with each passing year,” the deputy CM said.
Dubbing organic farming a ‘healthy practice’, he said, “The need of the hour is to make more farmers aware of the benefits of organic cultivation, besides encouraging them to take up growing of millets. Increased consumption of organic food helps people stay healthy.”
Savadi called on farmers and residents of Belagavi to ensure the success of the Millet Mela.
Savadi, who flagged off the ‘Millet Walk’ here on Friday, said that the state government was trying to convince farmers to increasingly take to organic modes of cultivation. Millet Walk is being held as a curtain raiser for the two-day Millet Mela beginning from Saturday.
Savadi, Karnataka agriculture minister, rued the excessive reliance of farmers on pesticides and chemical fertilisers, which he pointed out was detrimental to their future, besides having an adverse impact on the health of those who consumed their crops. “The use of fertilisers have also resulted in markedly reducing the fertility of the soil, and the land grows less arable as a result with each passing year,” the deputy CM said.
Dubbing organic farming a ‘healthy practice’, he said, “The need of the hour is to make more farmers aware of the benefits of organic cultivation, besides encouraging them to take up growing of millets. Increased consumption of organic food helps people stay healthy.”
Savadi called on farmers and residents of Belagavi to ensure the success of the Millet Mela.