Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena has declared Ladakh India’s first 100% organic Union Territory. The announcement follows a major policy intervention aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture and eliminating chemical inputs from farming.
In July, the Ladakh administration prohibited the procurement, distribution, sale, marketing and use of chemical and synthetic fertilisers for agricultural purposes across the Union Territory, supporting organic farming and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices.
APSC Relevance: Organic Farming, Sustainable Agriculture
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