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Ahmedabad, Jan 15 (PTI) Pointing out that the overuse of chemical fertilisers is creating an adverse impact on the quality of land, water and human health, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged farmers to launch a "new green revolution" in India by adopting natural farming methods.
He said the overuse of chemical fertilisers is turning the farmland infertile and therefore, adoption of natural farming methods is vital to restore the land quality, increase agricultural production and make farmers prosperous.
Shah was virtually addressing farmers after launching the logo of the Gujarat government"s initiative for natural farming, its mobile application and e-vans to market the produce grown using the natural farming methods through a chain of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recognised chemical fertilisers as a major crisis, and started looking for options to stop its use while also aiming to increase the agriculture production, reduce water consumption and bring prosperity for cultivators.
"Let us launch a new green revolution through natural farming, which preserves and conserves the land for the next many years instead of damaging it.
To achieve this, natural farming is the only way out," he said in his video interaction with the farmers of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency that he represents.