Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday claimed that cow was the foundation of the Indian economy as it boosts the income of farmers...
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday claimed that cow was the foundation of the Indian economy as it boosts the income of farmers, The Indian Express reported. Devvrat was speaking during the seventh annual convocation of Kamdhenu University in Gandhinagar district.
“I got this researched from scientists of Agriculture University of Hisar in their lab that proved that 1 gm of indigenous cow dung has more than 300 crore bacteria that helps in improving soil fertility and gaumutra is an abundance of minerals,” he told students. “So cow in a way is a foundation of Indian economy.”
Additionally, the governor claimed that the indigenous breed of the animal was best for national farming as the cow dung and “gaumutra [cow urine]” released by western-origin Holstein and Jersey cows did not have the same enriching qualities that are “present in Indian bred cows”.
“It [cows] gives milk for our nutrition, dung and gaumutra helps in agriculture, farmers can increase their income,” he added. “An example right in Gujarat is of [Indian dairy cooperative society] Amul where over 30 lakh farmers are associated with this and are prosperous.”
The governor said that he owns 350 cows of seven indigenous breeds including Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Haryanavi, Rathi, Gir and Lal Sindhi. “I have worked on...
