Union
Minister of the Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has
said that the farmers owe their income to the yield in the field, therefore, to
keep their soil healthy, the government is doing every possible effort. The Minister
of Agriculture stated it in the programme on World Soil Day in College of Engineering,
Bilda, Roorkee(Uttarakhand) today.
The
Minister said that Soil Health Card scheme was initiated in 2015 to increase
the knowhow about soil and soil management and to reduce the gapes existed
between the scientist/extension personnel as well as farmers. This programme is
being operationalised to facilitate the scientific information based on the
requirements of the farmers. Shri Singh further said that government aims to
issue Soil Health Cards based on soil testing to all of 14 crore farmers on the
cycle of two years.
Shri
Singh added that the soil of the field is the pivotal source of agricultural
products. Soil provides nutritional elements as well as water to the plants.
95% of food sources are obtained from the soil. We cannot produce healthy food
grains without the help of healthy soil. Soil not only produces food grains but
also it ensieves rain pour water, stores carbon. Millions and millions micro
virus are comprised with a handful soil. It is very necessary to maintain the
potentiality of soil for the storage of the carbon and to combat the effects
created by climate change.
The
Minister stated that the government aims at to assess the systems related to
Soil Health management, to make the farmers aware about their betterment and to
recommend the points based on soil health so as to utilize the balanced
quantity of the fertilizers as per the status of soil health. Consequent upon
which the productivity will be enhanced. He further said the national programme
also accepts the important role of state governments that their implementing
neo-enforcement programme based on Soil Health Management. This will provide
assistance to the state governments for issuing soil health cards, to provide
service so as to develop data base.
Shri
Singh further said that national parameters/ standards are being utilized to
collect soil samples. It also provides to arrange exhibition so as to expose
developed nutritionals process to the farmers. He while expressing his
expectations said that the farmers will be benefited from this scheme and it
will provide a platform to entertain the sustainability of agricultural sector.
The soil data and information concerned will be provided to all of the farmers
easily. After having equipped with better knowhow the farmers will be able to
extend appropriate contribution to agricultural development as well as food
security.
The
Minister called for the state governments to accelerate the campaign for soil
health awareness. He further put emphasis that it will be very much appropriate
on the parts of the state governments to invest in the arena of irrigation,
mechanization, Soil Health testing, Bio farming as well as farmers related
transparent services. He said that the governments is making endeavors to
extend the canvass of the existing soil fertility road map in the perspective
of the India’s soil health and fertility profile in broader sense of the
commitment.
Shri
Singh stated that the awareness campaigns are being conducted across the
country so as to make the farmers aware about the importance of soil health on
the occasion of World Soil Day.
The
worthwhile pieces of advice meant for the farmers on world soil day are as
follow:-
• A
number of devices will be included in soil health management so as to maintain
the fertility of the soil as per the instructions issued by Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
• Soil
Health Card promotes the balanced and rationalized use of nutrition on the farm.
• The
micro nutritional elements with first and secondary basis keeping in view the
soil testing may be used.
• The
consumption of chemical fertilizers will be reduced by motivating integrated
nutrition management.
• Adopt
compost, manure, rural compost, urban compost, green manure in the particular
sector of farming under integrated nutrition management.
• Reduce
the cost of farming by using different types of bio fertilizers.
• Arrange
bio carbon in the soil.
• Assimilate
residuals while ploughing the fields to have improvements in soil fertility.
• Get
your soil card made, utilize that and enhance your income.
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