New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday met Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said that the state achieved a 2.28 per cent reduction in chemical fertiliser usage during the 2024-25 agricultural year.

The Chief Minister held detailed discussions in New Delhi on strengthening agriculture and allied sectors in Andhra Pradesh.

The Chief Minister further stated that the state government is aggressively promoting organic and natural farming, with 18 lakh farmers having already consented to adopt organic farming practices across nearly 8 lakh hectares.

Highlighting the state's flagship Community Managed Natural Farming programme, the Chief Minister requested the ...