TURA: Selsella MLA FCA Sangma, on Tuesday, highlighted the need to aggressively organise awareness programmes on the importance of organic farming saying that the level of toxicity in the food items, be it vegetables or livestock, has reached alarming proportions to the extent that people are suffering from serious diseases.
Sangma said this while participating as the chief guest during the two-day Kishan Mela under the theme ‘Organic Farming-A Way Forward to Sustainable Agriculture’, sponsored by the ICAR-Vivekananda Krishi Anushandan Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand and Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) held at the Chandmari playground in Tura. The two-day mela was attended by farmers from the district, Self Help Groups and allied line departments along with their products. Guest of honour and West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh said that Garo Hills is a bowl of some 200 different species which are naturally grown, nutritious and rich in vitamins.
