Initiate measures to restore biodiversity: panel
Panchayats asked to maintain seed banks

Thrissur: The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has called for banning farming with chemical fertilizers in the ecologically-sensitive areas in the Western Ghats.

The WGEEP, which is holding a three-day meeting here, said organic farming should be promoted in a big way in the Western Ghats.