World Soil Day, Activities at ARI, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad on 05-12-2021

To popularize the importance of soil test based fertilizer application for improved crop productivity among farmers, a capacity building programme under the theme of “Soil testing-soil health cards and soil test based fertilizer recommendations” was organized on December,5 ,2021 on the occasion of World Soil day under ICAR-AICRP on Soil Test Crop Response, Professor JayashankarTelangana State agricultural University, Agricultural Research Institute, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The programme was organized at Seriguda Bhadraipalli village, Kothurmandal ,Ranga Reddy district, Telangana state. Thirty five farmers were participated in the event. Besides, different facets of soil testing and soil health, the farmers were educated on the importance of soil testing for balanced fertilizer application. Further, as a theme of world soil day explained about the salt effected soils and their management to improve soil productivity .Soil health cards were distributed to thirty five farmers in the village and explained how to interpret soil test values for fertilizer application. The motive of the programme was to imbibe scientific knowledge among the farmers on the importance of soil testing and the interpretation of soil health cards for application of fertilizers based on soil test values. A scientist farmer interaction was the major highlight of the day and the scientists explained the queries raised by the farmers.