Conservation, promotion and proper utilization of natural resources and the environment
- The negative impact of the use of agricultural chemicals on the condition of soil and reservoirs, and other environmental problems resulting there from, will be minimized. Likewise, the use of medicines and hormones in the livestock will be minimized.
- The production, use and promotion of organic fertilizers will be encouraged.
- Arrangements will be made for gene banks and in situ conservation will be encouraged in order to conserve bio-diversity.
- Bio-diversity will be conserved, promoted and property utilized and the agro-forestry system will be developed in such a way as to improve the condition of degraded forests and natural reservoirs.
- A conservation-oriented farming system will be gradually developed by managing watersheds and controlling erosion of soil by rivers on the basis of local participation.
- The process of checking the fragmentation of cultivable land and ensuring the scientific management (consolidation of plots) of such land will be systematized with the cooperation of the local bodies as well.
- The development of a system of managing land on a cooperative/partnership/group basis will be encouraged by also making necessary legal provisions for the purpose.