| Soil Health card is a Government of India's scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Co-operation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, being implemented through the Department of Agriculture of all the State and Union Territory Governments. SHC, apart from giving the health index of soil, will also indicate fertilizer recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm. In Haryana, Department of Agriculture (DoA) has been working closely with the farmers to improve their agricultural productivity. Generation and distribution of Soil Health Card to know and improve the fertility status is being carried out through its Soil Testing Labs established in different districts. To scale up the number of testing govt. rolled out the schemes to rope in the labs who have the capacity and competency to generate and distribute Soil Health Cards. ARF R& D center Sonipat is dedicated for integration of agriculture and animal husbandry for sustainability. The foundation approached Department and initiated the soil –testing in Sonipat. More than 1000 soil samples have been analyzed for different 12 fertility parameters using IARI, GOI approved STFR (Soil Test and Fertilizer Recommendation) digital machine for the farmers of district Sonipat and provided recommendations on suitable fertilizer and dosage as per deficiency.
Keywords: Soil health card, STFR, Fertility, Organic carbon, Fertilizer.
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