Krishak Sammelan in MP | 26 Dec 2025

Why in News? 

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed the Krishak Sammelan in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on 25 December 2025. 

Key Points

• Focus Area: Emphasis on natural farming as a sustainable agricultural practice. 
• Model Farm: Basavan Mama Govansh Van Vihar (a model farm and training centre in Rewa) highlighted as a successful natural farming model benefiting small and marginal farmers. 
• Natural Farming: As per NITI Aayog, Natural Farming is “a chemical-free traditional farming method” rooted in agroecological principles integrating crops, trees, livestock, and functional biodiversity. 
  • Benefits of Natural Farming: Increase farmers’ income, conserves water, and produces healthy crops without chemical inputs.  
• Certification & Market Access: Ministry of Cooperation has set up two large cooperatives to certify, test, pack, market and export organic produce. 
  • National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL): Focuses on organic produce marketing, certification, testing, packaging and branding. 
  • National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL): Focuses on exporting cooperative sector products and boosting foreign demand. 
• Lab Network: Plan to expand 400 laboratories nationwide. 
• Call to Action: Encouraged citizens to plant peepal trees to support environmental health and serve nature.