Writer and practitioner of alternative medicine G Sivaraman did not mince words when he said, “we need to care about our health and Mother Earth.”
Concerns are being voiced on ecological safety and environmental hazards, but , “we fail to understand that we have neglected the soil and water, which are essential for farming,” he said, at the third edition of Uzhave Thalai , an agricultural conclave organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Cautioning about the challenges, Sivaraman said, “we are going to be ruled by P4 — Personalised, Participatory, Predictive and Preventive — medicine soon. While there is huge business potential and pharma companies are gung-ho about the prospect, it is crucial to understand the implication, he said. Organic will be the key going forward,” he said.