Training helps farmers for environmental protection and adoption of natural farming in agriculture for economic development
CHITRADURGA
“The adoption of beekeeping, cow-based and tree-based natural farming is the way to get good health, environment and sustainable income,” said District Agriculture Training Center Head R Rajinikanth.
He was speaking while inaugurating a one-day training program on tree-based natural farming at the District Agriculture Training Center in Babbur Farm, Hiriyur taluk.
He said that the cost of crop production of farmers is increasing due to improper and unscientific use of fertilizers and pesticides with the aim of obtaining higher crop yields, and they have failed to protect environmental pollution and biodiversity, and appealed to the farmers to take advantage of the training.
Pro-progress farmer Siddaveerappa said that it is everyone's responsibility to protect nature and that eco-friendly farming should be practiced.
Dr Chandrashekhar M Biradar, a member of the board of directors of the Bangalore Global Green Growth Institute, spoke at the technical session and said that 33 percent of the agricultural land we cultivate should have trees, but less than 3 percent is covered by trees, due to fluctuations in the climate and the rain is not falling in the right amount and time. He said that tree-based natural farming provides good rainfall, improved soil health, less soil erosion, balance of friendly and hostile insects, cooler climate, less water evaporation, higher water infiltration, significant reduction in atmospheric carbon content and is conducive to good environment and health, he said.
District Awareness and Environmental Protection Vice President Omkarappa and farmers attended.
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“Preserving biodiversity and creating water awareness are essential for environmental protection and such trainings are the need of the day,” Malatesh Urs, State General Secretary of Environment and Wildlife Conservation Forum.