RKVY Soil Health and Fertility - Soil Health Card

• Soil Health Card: Provides a Soil Health Card containing detailed soil analysis results.- Soil Testing Facility: Provides free or affordable access to soil testing services.- Soil Analysis Report: Provides timely and accurate soil analysis results to farmers.- Nutrient Recommendations: Provides customized soil nutrient and fertilizer recommendations based on soil test results.- Cost Optimization: Helps farmers optimize fertilizer use and reduce input costs by avoiding under-application or over-application of fertilizers.

> Soil Fertility Assessment:

• Assesses soil status based on 12 parameters:
• Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Sulphur (S)
• Zinc (Zn), Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Boron (Bo)
• pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Organic Carbon (OC)

> Financial Norms:

• Soil Sampling, Testing and Generation of Soil Health Card: ₹300/- per Soil Health Card.
• Soil Collection: ₹40/-
• Soil Testing and Analysis: ₹150/-
• Awareness Activities: ₹110/-

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• The applicant must be a farmer.
• The applicant must be residing in India.

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Step 1: Farmer approaches a District Agriculture Officer / Block Agriculture Officer for soil testing and generation of a SHC.

Step 2: The concerned officer shall initiate the process for the concerned farmer wherein they assess whether the applicant’s district / village falls under State Annual Action Plan for generation of SHC.

Step 3: Agent visits the farmer and collects farmer details, land details and geo-tags the land through mobile app and takes a sample of the soil for testing

Step 4: The soil is tested on set parameters and a Soil Health report is generated for the farmer’s land

Step 5: The report contains results as well as recommendations on suitable crops for the soil type, and the quantity and type of fertiliser to be used.

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