Haryana to develop 2,000-acre natural farming cluster in Kurukshetra under 'Smart Agriculture'
On 7 June 2026 at Kurukshetra University, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced a 2,000-acre natural farming cluster in Kurukshetra district under the 'Smart Agriculture' initiative with Haryana Agricultural University.
Summary
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced on 7 June 2026, at a state-level natural farming programme at Kurukshetra University's Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Sadan, that natural farming will be introduced on a 2,000-acre cluster in Kurukshetra district under a 'Smart Agriculture' initiative in collaboration with Haryana Agricultural University, with farmers compensated for any losses. The programme, held under the Natural Farming Promotion and Cluster Formation Programme of the State's Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, was attended by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat. Saini also said that about 800 acres of Agriculture Department land would be leased only to farmers who take up natural and organic farming for at least 10 years, that a policy for natural and organic farming on panchayat land would be framed next year, and that Morni block would be developed as a model natural and organic farming block.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 7 June 2026, Kurukshetra University (Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Sadan)
- Cluster
- 2,000 acres in Kurukshetra district, 'Smart Agriculture', with Haryana Agricultural University
- Land lease
- ~800 acres of Agriculture Department land, natural/organic farming for at least 10 years
- Panchayat land
- Policy for natural and organic farming to be framed next year
- Model block
- Morni
- Guest
- Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 7 June 2026, Haryana announced a 2,000-acre natural farming cluster under the 'Smart Agriculture' initiative in which district?
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Correct answer: B — Kurukshetra
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced the 2,000-acre cluster in Kurukshetra district with Haryana Agricultural University.
Consider the following statements about Haryana's natural farming announcements of 7 June 2026: 1. About 800 acres of Agriculture Department land will be leased only to farmers taking up natural and organic farming for at least 10 years. 2. Morni block will be developed as a model natural and organic farming block. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Both 1 and 2
Both are reported by The Tribune and The Times of India from the Kurukshetra programme.