Organic Farming Act is ready: Gujarat Chief Minister(video)
March 29, 2015
Ahmedabad
Speaking at Gau Samvardhan Goshthi held at Sanathal in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Chief Minister said that the act on Organic farming is ready and it will be passed in assembly.
Chief Minister said Government Rules(GR) on which types of assistance should be given to farmers for organic farming are almost ready and will come to her table in couple of days for discussion.
Chief Minister stressed on not just organic farming, but also availability of organic milk.
She said she recently held a meeting on grassland development in Banni area of Kutch district. She said earlier when there was shortage of fodder in harsh summer, government used to procure fodder from Banni belt, but nowadays government has to procure it from outside the state as grass land in Banni is almost destroyed.
In connection with her government’s proposed organic farming initiatives, she gave example of Sikkim state which has recently took a decision to achieve total organic farming.
-DeshGujarat
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