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Organic farming catches on in Punjab [1]

The area under organic farming is increasing in Punjab with more farmers adopting this method to grow vegetables, fruits and cereals.

Officials of the Organic Farming Council of Punjab said they had registered farmers practicing organic farming on more than 5,000 acres in the state.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2011
Gurdeep Singh Mann [2]
Tribune (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Organic Farming [4], Punjab [5], Agriculture [6], Vegetables [7], Natural Fertilisers [8]
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