Agricultural Extension

1. Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme

  • Launched in 2015,the scheme recently completed 5 years of implementation.
  • Under SHC the government issues soil cards to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilisers required for the individual farms.
  • It contains the status of his soil with respect to 12 parameters, namely N-P-K (Macro-nutrients); S (Secondary- nutrient); Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Bo (Micro – nutrients); and pH, EC, OC (Physical parameters).
  • Based on this, the SHC will also indicate fertilizer recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm.

Positive Impact

  • A Soil Health Card is used to assess the current status of ....
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