MoU to Promote Organic Farming along Ganga
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Union water resources ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the agriculture ministry to promote organic farming in the villages along the river Ganga.
Each gram panchayat will be treated as an organic cluster, where farmers will be encouraged to go for chemical\fertilizer\pesticide\insecticide-free farming so that the river Ganga is not polluted by post-flood discharge.
The move will also prevent underground water from getting polluted in the river basin in five states - Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
The ministry under the MoU will promote organic farming through launching awareness programmes, creating self-help groups and using mobile App to disseminate relevant information about the side-effects of using chemicals, fertilizers and insecticides in farming.
The progress of the implementation of the MoU will be monitored by a steering committee consisting of nodal officers from each ministry. The committee will meet once in three months or whenever necessary to review the performance of the MoU as per the agreed list of activities.
Source: Times of India
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Taxonomy
- Organic Farming
- Organic Foods
- Fertilizers and Pesticides
- River Valley Project
2 Comments
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I can assist with innovative, documented solutions in line with my research publications (and brief presentation on national TV in India in 1996). They can at very low cost form the basis of agroforestry, effective soil- and water- conservation, and organic farming.
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A very good move by MoWR & NG. MoA as well as MoRural Development should be motivated to work in a planned manner to make ORGANIC FARMING ALL ACROSS an ORGANIC BELT a reality and sale/ import/ use of Chemical Fertilisers and harmful Pesticides/ Weedicides should be banned and alternative organic measures should be promoted.
MoRD can always start VERMI-COMPOSTING Initiative for making available Compost locally..and Govt Run Composting Units should also channelize their Organic Manure.
Leading Corporates like Patanjli, ITC and HL besides RELIANCE FRESH and Future- Apna Bazar should have no problem on directing their procurements to be aligned with this objectives..
Implementation should be invigilated by Law enforcement Agencies answerable to Village Panchayats for this.
Three cheers to Ministry for a very wise move.