CHEMICAL FERTILISERS

Jan. 16, 2022

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the use of chemical fertilisers will increase the cancer cases by 50 percent, in next 15 years.

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In a virtual interaction with farmers of Gujarat, he appealed farmers to adopt natural farming. Mr. Shah said, excess use of chemical fertilisers will lead to increased cancer cases.
He also set a target to encourage 50 per cent of the farmers in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency to give up chemical fertilisers and take up natural farming.
He said due to excess use of chemical fertilisers, the soil is slowly turning into barren. He said, the poison has started reaching underground sources of water due to excess use of chemicals.
The natural farming with the use of dung and urine of Indian cow breeds is the only way to restore the productivity of the soil, Mr Shah added.

Source : All India Radio