Archive · 7 Nov 2025
Gujarat Governor Warns Against Chemical Fertilizers, Cites Rising Cancer Cases
Imagine Gujarat, a state in India, where lots of people are getting sick with cancer.
The Governor, who is like a leader, thinks this might be because farmers are using too many chemical sprays and fertilizers, like special plant food and bug sprays, on their farms.
He says these chemicals hurt the soil and make people sick.
He even said the number of sick people has doubled!
He wants farmers to stop using these chemicals and grow food in a natural way, without poisons.
He also asked them to stop growing things like tobacco, which can also make people sick.
He believes that if farmers switch to natural ways, fewer people will get cancer.
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat warned against the use of chemical fertilizers (urea, DAP) and pesticides in farming.
He stated that chemical fertilizers have reduced the organic carbon in land and are linked to a significant increase in cancer cases.
Gujarat is experiencing a rapid rise in cancer patients, with numbers doubling in five years and 790 new cases reported daily.
The Governor urged farmers to cease using carcinogenic products and adopt natural farming practices.
He cited UN figures predicting a potential 'explosion of cancer' in India if chemical farming continues.
- Who
- Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat
- What
- Warned against the usage of urea, DAP, and pesticides in farming, citing reduced soil organic carbon and a rise in cancer cases.
- When
- Friday, November 6, 2025
- Where
- Wankaner village of Savli taluka of Vadodara district, Gujarat
- Why
- To reduce the incidence of cancer, which has alarmingly increased in the state, and to promote natural farming.
Natural Farming Advocates
Conventional Farming Concerns
Impact of Chemical Fertilizers
Natural Farming Advocates
Chemical fertilizers like urea and DAP, along with pesticides, have reduced the organic carbon in lands and significantly contributed to the alarming increase in cancer cases.
Conventional Farming Concerns
While not explicitly stated, conventional farming practices rely on these inputs for crop yield and soil management.
Cancer Statistics
Natural Farming Advocates
Gujarat is seeing a dramatic rise in cancer cases, with 790 new patients daily and the total number doubling in five years, indicating a health crisis linked to farming practices.
Conventional Farming Concerns
The article presents statistics on cancer cases, but does not offer an opposing view on their direct causation by farming methods.
Farming Recommendations
Natural Farming Advocates
Farmers should abandon chemical farming and the production of carcinogenic products like tobacco, and instead adopt natural farming methods.
Conventional Farming Concerns
The article does not present an alternative viewpoint on farming recommendations.
- New Cancer Patients Daily in Gujarat
- 790
- Total Cancer Patients in Gujarat (2020)
- 70,000
- Total Cancer Patients in Gujarat (Current)
- 1.5 Lakhs
- Cancer Patients Treated under PM Jan Ayushman Yojana (Last Year)
- 2.88 Lakhs
- Warning on Chemical Farming (UN Figures)
- Explosion of cancer in India within a decade if chemical farming continues unabated.
