Organic Farming in Arunachal
The road ahead in organic farming
Arunachal Pradesh has become
the second largest producer state
Jhum cultivation and terrace farming
State Government initiative to make Arunachal an organic state
The programme aims at proper documentation of soil health and preparation of a soil map.
In a bid to make Arunachal Pradesh a hundred percent organic state, the state government decided to launch the “State Soil Health Mission.”.
The programme envisages proper documentation of soil health and preparation of a soil map, besides the distribution of soil health cards to farmers so that they are guided for scientific nutrient management, government spokesperson Bamang Felix said.
The programme shall also check overuse of fertilisers and its adverse effects and help in the increase of crop production through its sustainable soil management programme, paving the way for organic farming, he said.
The Arunachal Pradesh government, which is among the top five states for devolution of powers to Panchayati Raj, has initiated steps to strengthen the urban local self-governance to enhance the revenue base of urban local bodies.
“The state Cabinet, in a recent meeting, decided to authorise urban local bodies to collect taxes, user charges, levy fees, and fines as per provisions under various sections of the Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act 2007,” Felix said.
The state with 82 percent forest cover is considered one of the richest resource-based states in terms of aromatic and medicinal plants. Taking into consideration this potential, the Cabinet adopted the Arunachal Pradesh Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Policy 2015.