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Healthy soil is like a healthy body, that has the Healthy soil is like a healthy body, that has the
capacity to function at its full potential. Maximizing capacity to function at its full potential. Maximizing
soil health is thus a key component of improving soil health is thus a key component of improving
farmer income. It includes enhancing the soil farmer income. It includes enhancing the soil
ecosystem by improving the habitat for soil creatures ecosystem by improving the habitat for soil creatures
that comprise the soil food web. Equally it is that comprise the soil food web. Equally it is
important to minimize soil disturbance to get it to important to minimize soil disturbance to get it to
function at its very best. function at its very best.
Soil Health Management (SHM) is an important Soil Health Management (SHM) is an important
Government intervention making agriculture more Government intervention making agriculture more
productive, sustainable and climate resilient. productive, sustainable and climate resilient.
Conserving natural resources, adopting Conserving natural resources, adopting
comprehensive soil health management practices, comprehensive soil health management practices,
optimizing water use are amongst the other aspects optimizing water use are amongst the other aspects
of SHM. of SHM.
For several years now we have passionately pursued For several years now, we have passionately pursued
the tenet “Swasth Dhara - Khet Hara”. Our farmer the tenet “Swasth Dhara - Khet Hara”. Our farmer
outreach program helps trigger a change in the outreach program helps trigger a change in the
farming practices and the soil testing laboratories farming practices and the soil testing laboratories
provide key information on SHM practices required. provide key information on SHM practices required.

The two state-of-the-art agriculture development The two state-of-the-art agriculture development
laboratories in Agra and Kota, are equipped to laboratories in Agra and Kota, are equipped to
undertake soil and water tests. Aware of the fact that undertake soil and water tests. Aware of the fact that
often farmers, especially from the hinterland, will find often farmers, especially from the hinterland, find it
it difficult to send soil samples to the labs, we reach difficult to send soil samples to the labs, we reach out
out to them with our soil testing vans. Driving down to to them with our soil testing vans. Driving down to the
the farmlands deep into rural area, these vans collect farmlands deep into rural area, these vans collect and
and analyze the soil samples. analyze the soil samples.

Based on the analysis farmers are issued Soil Health Based on the analysis farmers are issued Soil Health
Cards under a Government of India scheme, These Cards under a Government of India scheme, These
cards carry crop wise recommendations on nutrients cards carry crop wise recommendations on nutrients
and fertilisers required for a particular farm.The and fertilisers required for a particular farm. The
objective is to help farmers understand the correct objective is to help farmers understand the correct
use of fertilisers, finally delivering improved use of fertilisers, finally delivering improved
productivity. productivity.