Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged farmers across the country to move away from monocropping and embrace intercropping and organic farming as the foundation for India’s agricultural future.

He was speaking after inaugurating the South India Natural Farming Summit at the CODISSIA grounds in Coimbatore.

Opening his speech with references rooted in local culture, Modi said he bows to Maruthamalai Murugan, adding that Coimbatore is a land known for compassion, culture, and industrial strength.

“Coimbatore is the powerhouse of South India’s industrial sector and a major contributor to the nation’s textile industry,” he said.

The Prime Minister praised Tamil Nadu farmers for their resilience and recalled that former Coimbatore MP C.P. Radhakrishnan now serves the nation

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