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There is some basis for his claims on cosmic farming," he added.At the GSHCL event, some farmers were felicitated for their performance in maximising the crop yield. Shivanand had told him that "farming with celestial sounds" needed to be promoted, the minister said. We need to encourage local germ-plasm and give a push to organic farming," the minister said.The minister had last week kicked up a storm when he described a section of domestic tourists visiting Goa as the "scum of the earth" and claimed that "north Indians" wanted to "create a Haryana in Goa". "Haryana has also got good people and we are in touch with them," Sardesai said, while referring to his recent meeting with Avadhoot Shivanand of the Shiv Yog Foundation at Gurugram to understand the concept of cosmic farming. A few days ago, I had gone to Gurugram to meet Dr Avadhoot Shivanand, who is working on cosmic farming," he added, while addressing an event organised by the Goa State Horticulture Corporation Limited (GSHCL) here..