International Soil Day on December 5, 2015

 

 

What is Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme?
It is a Government of India‟s scheme promoted by the Department of  Agriculture & Co-operation under the Ministry of Agriculture.  It will be implemented through the Department of Agriculture of all the State and Union Territory Governments.  A SHC is meant to give each farmer soil nutrient status of his holding and advice him on the dosage of fertilizers and also the needed soil amendments, that he should apply to maintain soil health in the long run.

 

What is a Soil Health Card?
SHC is a printed report that a farmer will be handed over for each of his holdings.  It will contain the status of his soil with respect to 12 parameters, namely N,P,K (Macro-nutrients) ; S (Secondary- nutrient) ; Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Bo (Micro - nutrients) ; and pH, EC, OC (Physical parameters).  Based on this, the SHC will also indicate fertilizer recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm.

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