Soil Health Card Vijay Kharadi IAS District Development

Soil Health Card Vijay Kharadi IAS District Development Officer, Surat (Gujarat State)

District Profile • • • Surat : Rich, Metro and diamond city ? ? Population(rural) : 16 lakhs(approx. ) Total land : 4, 32, 698 ha Cultivable : 3, 27, 296 ha Farmers : 1, 40, 002 Crops : Sugarcane, Paddy, Pigeon pea, Soybean, Sorghum, Pulses 2

Agro-climatic zone SOUTH GUJARAT ZONE II SURAT Avg 1373 mm

Map of Surat District (AES) Deep to medium black Hilly and highly undulating fine texture, highly erosive Coastal plain, deep, fine texture, salt affected Leveled, deep, fine textured 4

Total Geographical area : 432697 ha. 5

Major crops of Surat district (ha. ) 705 28 6717 5896 687 757 981 Wheat Sorghum Maize Pigeonpea Gram Sugarcane Papaya Banana 94346 ha 6

What is Soil Health? • Means State of complete physical, chemical and biological wellness of soil. • To sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality and promote plant and animal health. • In the context of agriculture, it may refer to its ability to sustain and improve productivity. • A healthy soil would ensure proper retention and release of water and nutrients, promote and sustain root growth, maintain soil biotic habitat; and responds to manage and resist degradation of soil. 7

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Objectives of Soil Health Card Programme • To create thorough awareness among farming community regarding the soil health so they encash maximum productivity from minimum resources. • Food basket. • Recommend NPK • Reclamation of saline or alkaline soil on the basis of soil analysis. • integrated management of nutrients. • To prepare soil fertility maps. 9

Soil Health Card – A New initiative • Soil Health Card programme was introduced in year 2003 -04 in Gujarat. • At present Soil health card contains information on EC, p. H, Organic carbon, Phosphorus and Potassium which is very vital for judicious fertilizer application. • Soil health card also contains the NPK and Micro nutrient recommendation for major Kharif , Rabi and Summer crops. 10

Soil Health Card-Procedure Soil collection • Local person • SSC/HSC pass • Selection by local officer • One day training • 15 Rs. per sample Soil analysis • Centrally outsourced • Agriculture Department • APMC • Sugar cooperatives(6) • Science Colleges • Private Company SHC Distributio n • Data entry • printing • Preparation and distribution of SHC by agency 11

Soil Health Card Programme: Special Efforts • Soil collection from each and every land holder. • 2 round of soil health card. • Surat has successfully completed the target. (1. 49 lakhs health cardsdistributed against target of 1. 39 lakhs) • IEC: krushi rath , krishi mela, farmer-scientist interaction, farmer shibir. • Prepared village wise fertility map and exhibit at Village Panchayat and Village Library. • Established and Strengthened Soil testing laboratories in the District (10 laboratories). 12

Soil health card-Infrastructure Sr. No. Department / Agency TOTAL Analysis Capacity At Present 10 UNIT per annum 1. Agriculture Department 1 10000 2. APMC 1 10000 testing units are 3. Sugar co-operatives 6 60000 functional with 4. Scince Colleges 1 5000 5. Private Company 1 3000 0. 98 lakh annual TOTAL UNIT 10 98, 000 Micronutrient soil analyzing capacity 13

Soil health card(2011 -12 to 2014 -15) , 2015 -16 (Dt. : As on 31 -12 -2015) Distribution Sr. no. District 1 Surat NO. Of Farmer SHC Distri. in 2011 -12 SHC Distri. in 2012 -13 SHC Distri. in 2014 -15 SHC Distri. in 2015 -16 Total 140002 27193 42635 24749 54915 149492 (up to 31 -12 -2015) 14

Celebration of World Soil Day on 5 th December 15

Celebration of World Soil Day on 5 th December 2015 16

Celebration of World Soil Day on 5 th December 2015 17

Celebration of World Soil Day on 5 th December 2015 (Distribution of soil health card, Fertility map & Liquid Biofertilizer) 18

Soil sample analysis in STL Bardoli

Soil Testing Laboratory at Cooperative Sugar factory Bardoli, Surat 20

Campaign of ‘Soil health card’ as a major theme during celebration of The Republic day (Krushi Vikash Year 2014 -15) 21

Fertility map at Village Panchayat Village Agriculture Library exhibiting soil fertility map 22

Soil Health Card Awareness Activity In Farmer Training Shibir & Krushi Mahotshav Programme 23

National mission for sustainable agriculture soil health management Female famer training Programme at FTC Bardoli : 50 Female farmer Dt. 5, 6/2/2016 Meeting With Cooperative Sugar factory officer 24

Fertility map 25

Increased productivity of Major Crops Sugarcane, Mango, Paddy 26

Area and Productivity of Major crops Sr. No. Crop 2009 -2010 2014 -15 Area (ha) Productivity (kg/ha) 1. Sugar cane 101400 72 (ton) 94346 92 (ton) 2. Paddy 54600 2750 39500 3927 3. Sorghum 22300 1317 8100 1771 4. Pigeon pea 11800 1569 8300 1575 5. Soybean 9557 839 9830 930 27

What Next…. Road Ahead • Promote soil health based cropping system and crop diversification. • Establishment of soil testing laboratories at block level and provide soil testing kit (developed by ICAR) to the Higher Secondary Science schools, Science colleges, and cooperative societies. • Improvement in soil health through promotion of establishment of composting and vermi-composting plant. • Promoting micro irrigation system. • Promotion of organic farming to improve soil health. • Strengthening and establishment of bio fertilizer units. 28

THANK YOU 29