Yogi Adityanath moots 'zero cost farming' model based on cow byproducts

Amid the much brouhaha over ‘cow vigilantism’ and related incidents, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday mooted the idea of ‘zero cost farming’ model centered around cow byproducts, like urine and cow dung.

The CM said the ‘zero cost farming’ model could be replicated in agricultural holdings of 30 acres, which would not require any chemical fertiliser or compost for increasing farm productivity other than cow dung manure.

“Small ‘gobar gas’ plants could be established at the local level to supplement domestic cooking gas supply to the rural areas,” Adityanath said while referring to the prohibitive annual fuel