Soil Health Card Scheme
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The Soil Health Card Scheme is an Indian government initiative that provides farmers with detailed soil nutrient status and fertilizer recommendations to promote balanced fertilization and improve agricultural productivity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian government initiative
ⓘ
agricultural scheme ⓘ government scheme ⓘ |
| analysisLocation | soil testing laboratories ⓘ |
| benefit |
improvement of soil fertility
ⓘ
increase in crop yield ⓘ prevention of overuse of chemical fertilizers ⓘ promotion of integrated nutrient management ⓘ reduction in input cost of cultivation ⓘ |
| cardHolder | individual farmer ⓘ |
| cardValidity | 2 years ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| coverageUnit | individual land holding ⓘ |
| dataSource | soil samples collected from farmers fields ⓘ |
| fundingPattern | centrally sponsored scheme ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Union Territory administrations
ⓘ
state governments ⓘ |
| implementedUnder | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCard |
English
ⓘ
local language ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2015-02-19 ⓘ |
| launchedAt | Suratgarh, Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedBy |
Government of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare NERFINISHED ⓘ Narendra Modi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to improve agricultural productivity
ⓘ
to inform farmers about soil nutrient status ⓘ to promote balanced fertilization ⓘ to promote sustainable soil management ⓘ to provide fertilizer recommendations ⓘ to provide soil health cards to farmers ⓘ |
| phase |
Phase I
ⓘ
Phase II ⓘ |
| phase1Period | 2015-2017 ⓘ |
| phase2Period | 2017-2019 ⓘ |
| provides |
information on micronutrients
ⓘ
information on primary nutrients NPK ⓘ information on secondary nutrients ⓘ information on soil nutrient status ⓘ information on soil organic carbon ⓘ soil health card ⓘ soil test based fertilizer recommendations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
fertilizer management
ⓘ
nutrient based subsidy policy ⓘ soil testing ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| scope | all agricultural holdings in India ⓘ |
| targetGroup | farmers ⓘ |
| timeFramePerCard | once in 2 years ⓘ |
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