SHIMLA, Dec. 5 -- GOVERNOR Bandaru Dattatreya has called upon the farmers to contribute in making Himachal a natural farming state by taking advantage of the 'Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan' scheme of the state government.
The Governor was presiding over the Uttam Kisan Sammelan and workshop under the 'Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana' at the state Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute, Mashobra, on Thursday. Around 250 farmers of 32 development blocks from seven districts participated in the workshop.
He said that agriculture and allied sectors had a significant contribution in the economy of Himachal and contribute about 10 per cent of the state's Gross Domestic Product. He added that 5.42 lakhhectare area was be...