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r4 lakh crore Even educated youth are now
deposited turning to agri-training
in farmers’
accounts PM Modi also interacted with farmers
The central involved in natural farming. The
government is farmers informed him about more
continuously taking than 100 natural products from South
steps to empower India – highlighting honey as a key
farmers. On Nov. 19, item – along with a thousand
2025, under the traditional varieties of paddy, four
PM-KISAN scheme types of tea including white tea, and Natural farming has begun on
launched in the products made from banana waste. over 5.45 lakh hectares of land
2018-19 financial They also shared details about 25 More than 1.43 million farmers have
year, PM Modi GI-tagged products. PM Modi spoke joined the National Mission on Natural
transferred r18,000 about Gujarat’s “Cattle Hostel” Farming, approved by the Union
crore to the accounts concept for clean villages and Cabinet on November 25, 2024, with an
of 9 crore farmers as efficient livestock care. When he outlay of r2,481 crore, as of August
the 21st installment. asked whether young people were 2025. These farmers are practising
So far, more than r4 coming for training, the farmers said natural farming on over 5.45 lakh
lakh crore has been that a large number of youth are hectares. Under this mission, each
transferred to the actively participating. Earlier, such farmer is given an incentive of r4,000
bank accounts of individuals were considered eccentric, per year (per farmer per acre) for two
small farmers under but now they earn r2 lakh per month years.
this scheme. and are seen as sources of inspiration.

n 1,13,419 projects n 14.99 lakh hectares of land were Benefits of Natural Farming...
under the Agriculture brought under organic farming
Infrastructure Fund under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas A study conducted by the Indian
received r66,310 crore in Yojana by forming 52,289 clusters. Agricultural Systems Research
approvals and attracted 25.30 lakh farmers benefited. Institute on the farms of 484 farmers
r1,07,502 crore in n More than 1.79 crore farmers and at 20 locations in 16 states revealed
investment. 4,518 FPOs registered on e-NAM, that natural farming leads to a 0.25%
n 1.8 lakh centres and trade worth about Rs 4.5 lakh increase in soil organic carbon content
and a 29% reduction in production
established as one-stop crore was done on e-NAM. costs. According to an ICAR study,
shops for Pradhan n 41 Mega Food Parks have been the benefit-cost ratio has improved by
Mantri Kisan Samriddhi established, up from just 2 in 2014. 15% to 270% in three states.
Kendra.

agricultural innovation with the core philosophy of NATURAL FARMING MUST BECOME A
Indian farming. This includes multicultural farming. In SCIENCE-BACKED MOVEMENT
many regions of South India – such as Kerala or the hilly Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal... “We must
areas of Karnataka – farmers grow coconut, areca nut, ensure that natural farming truly becomes a science-
and various fruit trees together in the same field. In the backed movement. I urge all scientists and institutions
lower sections, spices and pepper are cultivated. to make natural farming a core part of the agricultural
Prime Minister Modi also considers this to be the curriculum. Go to villages and make farmers’ fields your
core philosophy of natural farming. He wants to take laboratories. When farmers’ traditional knowledge,
this model of farming to the national level. He has urged the power of science, and government support are
state governments to consider how this type of natural combined, farmers will prosper and our Mother Earth
farming can be implemented across different regions will remain healthy.” n
of the country. PM Modi has described South India as a Scan the QR code to watch the
living university of agriculture. Prime Minister’s full programme.

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