Need to cut chemical fertilisers usage via crop diversification, incentives: EAC-PM Chairman

India must curb chemical fertilizer use by promoting crop diversification, natural farming, and productivity-linked incentives, stated EAC-PM Chairman S Mahendra Dev. He stressed the need for a sustainable, resilient farm sector to achieve developed nation status by 2047. Dev highlighted reforms like soil health cards and nano-urea, advocating for a National Nutrient Use Efficiency Initiative and a nutrient credit system to boost soil health and productivity.