Shimla, July 25 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah has appreciated Himachal's initiatives to promote natural farming during the 'Manthan Baithak' on co-operatives held recently in New Delhi.

"Himachal mein natural farming mein bahut achay experiments hue hain", stated Amit Shah during the 'Manthan Baithak' which was attended by co-operative ministers from all the states.

A statement of state government on Friday said that Shah showered praises on the state and the initiatives of chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for taking a lead in promoting natural farming in a big way which has set an example for the rest of the country.

Meanwhile, Sukhu has stated that an ascending trend has been observed in the state where farmers and horticultu...