Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (December 25, 2025) termed chemical fertilisers as the root cause of many diseases and made a strong pitch for natural farming, saying it not only increases farmers' income but also saves water and promotes public health. Natural farming is an approach that doesn't reduce farmers' income, but instead makes their produce pure," he said. Natural farming is a traditional practice that people have forgotten over the time. "It (natural farming) increases income, saves water, and relieves people from many diseases," he added. "There is also a cowshed here, and a complete range of natural farming methods based on cow dung has been developed.

Source: The Hindu December 25, 2025 14:12 UTC