![]() ![]() ![]() Farmers in the district are adopting farming techniques that are fertiliser and pesticide free," the minister said. "For the first time in western India, Gujarat's Dang will be declared a 100 per cent organic farming district by the governor at a programme on November 19. Speaking to reporters, Patel said the state government is providing a subsidy of Rs 10,000 per hectare for a maximum of two hectares to each farmer in the largely hilly district for adopting organic farming practices. Ahmedabad, Nov 16 (PTI) Tribal district of Dang in eastern Gujarat will be declared as 100 per cent organic farming district, as the state government has taken steps to encourage farmers to avoid the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides on the entire cultivable area, state Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel said on Tuesday.
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