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Farmers’ elated over soil health cards
In what could make farming profitable in the State, distribution of soil health cards among farmers in Telangana began on Tuesday under the combination of the State government and corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.
Hyderabad: In what could make farming profitable in the State, distribution of soil health cards among farmers in Telangana began on Tuesday under the combination of the State government and corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects. The initiative is expected to be a great relief for the debt-ridden farmers across the State.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) coordinated the soil testing down to individual farm level identified by the Geographic Information System (GIS) including micronutrients.
Farmers were trained on collecting their own soil samples. Soil nutrient deficiencies were then identified in ICRISAT laboratories and fertiliser recommendations were given separately for 16 different crops, ranging from paddy to millets, for individual farmers, according to a statement issued here by ICRISAT on Tuesday.
Following these recommendations, farmers can now save money by not over fertilising as well as maximising yields. A total of 79 farmers in Naganpally village received their soil health cards and individual fertiliser recommendations as part of the initiative. The next steps will be to conduct on-farm trials to show the yield gains and net profits.
This was part of the CSR activities of Ramoji Foundation in two villages. Other villages have been helped through CSR of SAB Miller (10 villages) and Asian Paints (six villages), and through the Medak Collector (20 villages).
Karnataka is the first State to have achieved soil micronutrient mapping at farm level across the whole State. This was published in a Soil Fertility Atlas by the Karnataka government and ICRISAT five years ago. It is currently the only Indian State to have achieved this. “Soil heath cards are one key step in a holistic approach.
ICRISAT has a strong belief in a holistic approach, as any intervention will only deliver its full advantage when all part of the value chain are also developed,” said the release. “Typically this includes watershed management, access to seeds of improved crop varieties, integration with livestock, on-farm practices including water use efficiency, links to markets, processing and agribusiness,” Suhas P Wani, Director, ICRISAT Development Centre was quoted as saying.
