Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, November 19, said expansion of natural farming in India "is the demand for 21st century." This will boost the agricultural sector's growth, besides tackling climate change, he said.

"Due to the excessive usage of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, soil fertility is dropping, soil moisture is getting impacted and the cost of farming is increasing every year. Its solution is possible only through crop diversification and natural farming," PM Modi said while addressing the South India Natural farming Summit in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore.

"Expansion of natural farming is the demand of the farming of the 21st century," he stressed. "It can keep our soil healthy, and with this, people can be protected from harmful chemicals," he added.

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