Soil Health, Soil Conservation and Fertilizers

What to Do?

• Always use appropriate fertilizer in right quantity based on soil test.
• Must use organic manures to maintain the fertility of soil.
• In order to get maximum benefit of the fertilizers, always apply in root zone instead of broadcasting.
• Resort to judicious and efficient use of Phosphatic Fertilizers for proper development of roots/shoots and timely maturity of crops, particularly the legumes which fix atmospheric nitrogen for enrichment of soil.
• For reclaiming acidic soil, use lime and for saline/usar soil, use gypsum.
• Farmers desirous of adopting Participatory Organic Guarantee System (PGS – India) Certification system may form a group of at least 5 farmers and get it registered with the nearest Regional Council or Regional Centre of
• Organic Farming.

What can you get?

Whom/Where to Contact?

Zonal Assistant Director(Agri)/Nearest Agriculture Sub-Depot/Agriculture Field Staff/ Rural Knowledge Centre /Kisan Call Centre - Phone : 03192-243434

Source: Department of Agriculture