UP CM Yogi Adityanath Urges Farmers to Embrace Soil-Friendly Farming Practices
Chief Minister highlights scientific farming, multi-crop practices, and government initiatives to boost farmers’ income while preserving Mother Earth.
Barabanki, UP: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called on farmers to adopt practices that maintain soil health, stressing that the survival of life depends on the well being of the earth.
Addressing the Progressive Farmers’ Conference and the ‘Kheti Ki Baat, Khet Par’ programme in Daulatpur village, where he inaugurated the Rabi season’s “Kisan Pathshala,” Adityanath said, “Mother Earth produces food that sustains us, but her health must also remain intact. A healthy earth ensures the sustenance of humans and all creation.”
During the interactive session, the Chief Minister highlighted UP’s agricultural achievements, promoting multi-crop practices, technological innovations, and transparency in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system. He also discussed ongoing efforts to enhance farmers’ income, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Vision of Natural Farming. “Reducing input costs and increasing production is the first mantra for boosting farmers’ income. Timely access to seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, and scientific support makes this possible,” he added.
The programme featured felicitation of progressive farmers and distribution of cheques and approval letters to scheme beneficiaries. Exhibitions displayed improved crop varieties, vegetables, farm machinery, and FPO-based innovations, while the advanced farming model of Daulatpur was showcased as an example for other districts.
Adityanath underscored UP’s agricultural importance, noting that the state holds 11% of India’s cultivable land and contributes 21% to the national foodgrain supply. He highlighted initiatives such as soil health cards, crop insurance, sugarcane payments, expansion of mandis, and enhanced storage and processing facilities, which have collectively increased the state’s agricultural growth rate from 8.6% to 17.7%.
The Kisan Pathshala was organised at the farm of Padma Shri awardee Ramasharan Verma to allow the Chief Minister and officials to assess real challenges, observe crops firsthand, and promote cost-effective methods to boost productivity. Verma credited government support for improvements in farmers’ income.
Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi described the field-based interaction as a transformative step, highlighting it as the first instance of a Chief Minister directly discussing farming issues from a farmer’s land. The programme was attended by several ministers, public representatives, and officials, and included a short film on government agricultural initiatives.
