LG Manoj Sinha addressed the 1st Zonal Convention on Natural Farming at SKUAST-Jammu. J&K UT is giving major impetus to natural & organic farming and registered a record increase in terms of areas covered under organic certification in a sustainable manner.

We are methodically developing a robust ecosystem by extending financial assistance,technological & marketing support for better realization of prices to farmers. In the long run,organic farming with technology-based assistance will reduce the input cost & usher rural prosperity.

Natural & organic farming can effectively tackle the challenges posed by climate change &soil degradation. We are addressing the concerns of small & marginal farmers,and instead of narrow silos,agri & allied sector is being developed to ensure farm sustainability for the farmers.