West Bengal working to draft policy on organic farming

The West Bengal government was working towards drafting a policy on organic farming, Agriculture Minister Purnendu Bose said here in Nadia district today.
The government would like to form a board with all stakeholders which will work towards drafting the policy, the minister said at a state level conference on Organic farming.
Bose was speaking at a conference at Kalyani Ritwik Sadan, organized by' Bio Parivar, an NGO involved in organic farming since 2000.
The organization has been experimentally using homeopathy and herbal plants to raise production in various crops and vegetables.
Bose commented the use of homeopathy in agriculture was unique in West Bengal.

"It was first adopted in Germany and this is probably the first time in West Bengal. I am eager to see the grown paddy in the fields later on," Bose said.
Nitin Kumar Saha, Secretary, Bio Parivar said they had been experimenting on a number of farm lands in Nadia which yielded remarkable results.
The conference was supported by West Bengal government, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya (BCKV), various departments of state.