Organic Sikkim

Applauding the achievement of Sikkim, that has turned itself into the first and only fully organic state in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gangtok, appealed to all states to identify a district, or even a block, to convert it into a 100% organic area. “When the idea of organic farming would have been shared over a decade ago, I am sure people may have opposed this. What we are seeing today is the result of tremendous hard work and belief in an idea,” he said, while addressing a gathering of agriculture ministers and senior officials of different states during the national conference on sustainable agriculture. Branding Sikkim as a ‘model state’ for the world, the Prime Minister said that the state was developing successfully without harming the environment.
“It has been agreed by all nations that we have to change our lifestyle. We cannot exploit nature. We have to live in harmony with nature and go back to the basics. At COP21 (Paris climate summit in November-December last year), it was decided that you need to learn to love nature and Sikkim has proved just that. Nature is protected here and development is not compromised,” he said.
Modi is on a two-day visit to the northeast. On Tuesday, he will interact with students of IIT, NIT & central universities of the northeast in Assam.
Modi also tweeted his wish, saying he envisions the entire northeast to be a hub of organic farming.