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Soil fortification -KS Pannu

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published Published on Oct 31, 2018   modified Modified on Oct 31, 2018
-The Tribune

Punjab has been using fertilisers in excess to the recommended dosage, which has increased the chemical load in the soil, says KS Pannu

The soil health card scheme, started by the Centre in February, 2015, aims to conduct chemical analysis of farm land and issue soil health cards in every 3 years to all farmers of the country. This provides vital data with regard to nutrient deficiencies in the soil and prompts farmers for judicious use of fertiliser.

The target of soil sample collection has been fixed on the basis of grid system and farmers' holding. According to the grid system, one representative sample has to be drawn from an area of 6.25 acre under irrigated conditions and an area of 25 acre under rainfed conditions. In addition, every farm operation holding is to be issued a separate soil health card.

Farmers in Punjab grow cotton, sugarcane, fodder, oil seeds and pulses in addition to wheat-paddy cycle. It is worthwhile to mention here that more than 98 per cent area in Punjab is irrigated. Accordingly, target of collection of 8,35,526 soil samples and issuance of 12,51,726 soil health cards has been fixed. Two cycles of the soil health card scheme in Punjab have been undertaken.

The first cycle started from May 2015 with a target of 8,35,526 samples. All targeted soil samples have been collected and analysed and 12,51,726 soil health cards have already been issued to the beneficiary farmers.

The second cycle started from May 2017 with the collection and testing target of 8,35,526 soil samples and the issuance of 10,52,554 soil health cards for 2017-18 and 2018-19. This cycle is expected to be completed by March 31, 2019.

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The Tribune, 29 October, 2018, https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/in-focus/soil-fortification/675172.html


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