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NATIONAL PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF SOIL HEALTH AND FERTILITY

NATIONAL PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF SOIL HEALTH AND FERTILITY. A Presentation on Operational Guidelines to the State Agriculture Secretaries. PRODUCTION vs. FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION. ISSUES RELATING TO SOIL HEALTH. Lack of good soil testing facilities and neglect of organic manures

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NATIONAL PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF SOIL HEALTH AND FERTILITY

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  1. NATIONAL PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF SOIL HEALTH AND FERTILITY A Presentation on Operational Guidelines to the State Agriculture Secretaries

  2. PRODUCTION vs. FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION

  3. ISSUES RELATING TO SOIL HEALTH • Lack of good soil testing facilities and neglect of organic manures • Deficiency of not only NPK but also of secondary nutrients (S, Ca and Mg) and micro nutrients (B, Zinc, Mn, Mo, C and Fe etc.)

  4. Deviation from ideal NPK Ratio of 4:2:1 is wide in North and East Zones • Decreasing organic Carbon content and biological health of soil • Need for soil amendments in acidic and alkaline soil is getting accentuated • 40% area in 130 districts have Sulphur deficiency, Zn very common, Boron thereafter

  5. STATES: ∆ BETWEEN GROWTH in FOOD PRODUCTION vs. FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION 2001-02 to 2007-08

  6. FERTILIZER RESPONSE RATIOS • ICAR Study for 30 years since 1970-71: Application of N alone • reduced response ratio from 12.5 to 5 • Based on research by ICAR and SAUs, INM Packages for different agro- • climatic zones • IISS, Bhopal + NIC : Digital Soil Maps

  7. COMPONENTS OF NPSHF

  8. … COMPONENTS OF NPSHF

  9. PROJECT PREPARATION & APPROVAL

  10. SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS Physical and Financial targets till March, 2010 • Project proposals were to be submitted by last week of • November, but only 3 States have responded so far. • Tentative State-wise targets given for FQCLs, STLs and MSTLs. For • other components, approval will be need based and broadly in the • ratio of cropped area & holdings. • FY about to end. So prepare proposals for targets of next year as • well and submit

  11. SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS • Check List for Project Proposals: • Name and a/c details of IA • Proposals for STLs, MSTLs and FQCLs as per numbers already indicated • Adherence to cost norms given in the Guidelines • Ensuring specs to achieve speed and functionality indicated in the Guidelines • Inclusion of sufficient manpower in recurring cost to have analysing capacities as per Guidelines (10K, 5K, 4K) • Upper limit on User Charges for IAs • Recommendation of the PSMC including track record (with supporting documents) of non-government IAs • Discretion of 10%

  12. Central PSMC, DAC SDA STLs/ MSTLs Data bank, FFDs Promoting Use of INM New FQCL Fertilizer Industry For Capacity Building ICAR/SAUs Capacity Building/ Digital Soil Maps Implementing Agency FQCL for Advisory Purpose Release of Funds by DAC No recurring liability after first year shall be borne by the GoI

  13. State Designated Agency (SDA) State Govt Departments (Strengthening of STLs, FFDs/ Promoting use of INM Setting up of new FQCL) ICAR/SAUs Data bank IAs under PPP Mode (STLs MSTLs ) As back ended subsidy or after verification Release of Funds by SDA

  14. …Strengthening of Soil Testing Infrastructure • Databank and Digital Soil Fertility Maps • National Level Data Bank (site specific based on test reports from STLs and MSTLs) of soil ingredients & GPS enabled Digital District Soil Fertility Maps for 500 districts • Technologies for improvement in efficiency of fertilizers application may be unaffordable or unknown in some cases • Thus, use of correct dosage of right kind of fertilizers (including micronutrients) and may not only enhance production and improve soil health but also save thousands of crores of rupees to the State Exchequer in fertilizer subsidy • Capacity Building of Officials and Farmers and Field Demos (Rs. 10K to 25K per unit) and Adoption of villages by STLs on Frontline Field Demo

  15. II. PROMOTING USE OF INM

  16. III. Strengthening of FQCLs • Existing FQCLs 63 • New FQCLs proposed 20 • New FQCLs for advisory purpose 50 under PPP mode • Capacity enhancement of labs under FCO, 1985 From current 1.30 lakh samples to 2.10 lakh samples under FCO and 2.0 lakh samples for advisory purpose (against 3.25 lakh dealers)

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