Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre will soon take steps to market organic farm products with the help of Amul in Telangana. Around five labs will also be established for conducting quality testing and soil testing wherever organic farming is being done, he said.
The Centre will also come out with more policies for the development of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, he told a delegation of progressive farmers who called on him at a hotel near the Begumpet airport on Sunday.
Mr. Shah accused the Telangana government of diverting funds released by the Centre for agriculture, and said the money granted to the State for soil testing was not utilised for the purpose. Organic farming was environment-friendly and has to be encouraged, he said, adding that he himself has been dabbling in it.
