Haryana to Set Up Two Mandis for Organic Produce: CM Saini

In a major push to promote natural farming on a large scale in Haryana and raise awareness among farmers, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced to set up natural and organic food-grain procurement mandis in Gurugram and Hisar.

- HT Correspondent

CHANDIGARH:

While the mandi in Gurugram will cater to produce such as wheat, paddy, and pulses, the Hisar mandi will deal with fruits and vegetables grown through natural and organic methods.

Ever since the natural farming scheme was launched in Haryana in 2022, as many as 1.84 lakh farmers have registered 2.73 lakh acres of land on the portal. Of these, 10,550 farmers have been verified for practicing natural farming on 17,087 acres. Haryana has set a target of bringing one lakh acres of land under natural farming in the 2025-26 financial year.