To promote natural farming in the state, the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department Haryana, has set a target to cover 1 lakh acre under natural farming in Haryana, during 2026-27.
While issuing district-wise targets, in the directions issued to all the Deputy Directors of the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, the Director General said to make natural farming an important pathway for achieving sustainable development goals, the Haryana government has fixed a target of 1 lakh acres to be covered under Natural Farming during 2026-27. Of the total area, demonstrations will be laid out on 5,000 acres.
The state has given the maximum target of 10,000-acre to Kurukshetra, followed by 7,000-acre in Sirsa and 6,000-acre each in Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Sonepat and Yamunanagar.
Similarly, a target of 5,000-acre each has been given to Fatehabad, Panchkula and Rohtak and 4,000-acre each in Bhiwani and Jhajjar. A target of 3,000-each has been given to Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendergarh, Nuh, Palwal, Panipat and Rewari, while Faridabad and Gurugram have been given a target of 1,500 each.
Deputy Director Agriculture (DDA) Ambala Dr Jasvinder Singh said “The government is making efforts to cover maximum area under natural farming, for which district specific targets have been given. The farmers in the district have been showing a good response and several progressive farmers have started adopting natural farming. We are confident that the targets will be achieved.”
As the Haryana government has been pushing for natural farming in the state, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana, held a meeting with Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat in Kurukshetra during his recent visit to discuss the plans to be adopted.
Officials from the agriculture department had also attended the meeting. As per the information, it was decided that on the pattern of Gujarat, a ‘cluster system’ will be adopted in Haryana to promote natural farming. It was also decided that the officials from the agriculture department would undergo specialised training at the Natural Farming Training Centre at Gurukul Kurukshetra.
Subsequently, farmers would be designated as “Master Trainers" to disseminate the message of natural farming to every village. An official from the agriculture department will be assigned to each cluster, working alongside about 150 farmers, to ensure that the farmers receive scientific and practical guidance.
As per Rana the Haryana government intends to promote natural farming in a mission mode. An effective mechanism will be established for the sale of the produce.
Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat, who has been the driving force behind the natural farming in Kurukshetra, said a large number of farmers across the country are joining the natural farming mission.
Natural farming is no longer merely an alternative; rather, it has emerged as the paramount necessity for safeguarding the future of coming generations. Water, soil and human health are facing a grave crisis due to chemical-based farming. If farmers do not transition to natural farming in a timely manner, the crisis regarding both potable water and fertile land will deepen in the future.
