A scheme to issue soil health cards was launched in February 2015 in a bid to promote balanced use of soil nutrients and boost the crop productivity. The target is to issue soil health cards to as many as 14 crore farmers.
As per the latest data, about 25.3 crore samples were collected across the country and so far 93 per cent samples have been tested.
"About 14 crore Soil Health Cards are being created by the state governments and till May 31, it has been distributed among 8 crore farmers," an official statement said.
According to the response of farmers of 136 districts from
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16 states, not only consumption of certain fertilisers but the cost of cultivation of some crops have come down. Production of some crops has also gone up.
Making use of the details provided on soil health cards, farmers have reduced nitrogen fertilisers and increased phosphorus potash and micro-nutrients.
The production cost of paddy has come down by up to 25 per cent, while that of pulses and oilseeds 10-15 per cent. That apart, production of paddy, coarse cereals and oilseeds has increased substantially.
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