Ludhiana, March 6 -- Punjab governor and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) chancellor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday called upon the agricultural scientists to lead the shift towards organic farming to preserve soil health. During his address at the university's annual convocation here, he said that modern agriculture had maximised yield but turned soil health into a challenge.

"The country expects you scientists to bring about change into organic farming wherein we can get the highest yield by using the manure produced by ourselves and keep people safe," he said. He argued that instead of giving up wheat altogether, we should change the mode of production which can mitigate the health issues arising out of fertilisers.

"Nowadays, ...