India is poised to transform into a global hub for natural farming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Coimbatore on Wednesday (November 19, 2025), adding that moving on this path, ingrained in the country’s traditions, is a necessity.

The Prime Minister said expansion of natural farming is the need of 21st-century agriculture and pitched for the restoration of soil health that has deteriorated due to excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. “Our goal must be to make natural farming a fully science-backed movement,” he said after inaugurating the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 conducted by farmers’ associations to propagate ideals of late organic farming scientist G. Nammalvar.

He said that the trend of educated youth taking up agriculture as a vocation and adopting modern techniques was heartening. Mr. Modi said traditional knowledge, scientific strength and government support will enable India to show the way in natural farming to the world.

The National Mission on Natural Farming initiated last year has had its effect on lakhs of farmers. About 35,000 hectares of land in Tamil Nadu are now under organic and natural farming.