Farmers Awareness program by Reliance Foundation Information Services related to Soil Health Management
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Berhampur,16/ May / 2023: A face to face meeting cum awareness programe was organized at Ramachandrapur and Chandipadar village under Kukudakhandi and Hugulapata Gram Panchayat of Kukudakhandi Block of Ganjam District.
The programe was organized in support with Block Agriculture Unit and Reliance Foundation. Mr. Prasanna Kumar Swain, Block Agriculture Officer, Kukudakhandi block attended the programe as agriculture expert and advise about the importance of Soil Testing before the Kharif Crop Season.
Mr. Swain also pointed out there are 17 types of essential plant elements i.e. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Boron, Chlorine, Iron, Maganese, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum and Nickel are mostly required in the soil. The unavailability of different elements is hampered crop yielding. The Agri expert also shared how to collect the soil sample and maintain do’s and don’ts during collection of soil samples and other land details are mentioned by the farmers.
The different lead farmers of the concerned village and Mr. Manas Kumar Behera, Programe Supporter facilitated for the smooth operating of the programe.
