Integrated Nutrient Management

India's Initiatives

The Government is promoting the soil test-based balanced and judicious use of chemical fertilizers, bio-fertilizers and locally available organic manures like farmyard manure, compost, nadep compost, vermi compost, green manure and press mud etc., to maintain soil health and its productivity. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Balanced and Integrated Use of Fertilizers, since subsumed under the Macro Management of Agriculture Scheme, provides for the promotion of soil test-based application of chemical fertilizers, strengthening of soil testing facilities in the country and setting up of compost plants for conversion of biodegradable city waste into organic manure.

At present, there are 609 soil-testing laboratories in India. These include 487 static and 122 mobile laboratories under the State Governments and the fertilizer industry with an annual analysing capacity of 6.7 million soil samples. Under the scheme, soil health cards are being issued by the State Governments to the farmers for advising them on the use of correct and balanced use of fertilizers for maximum efficiency and profitability.

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