AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON WORLD SOIL DAY AT KESATH

AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON WORLD SOIL DAY AT KESATH

6-DEC-ENG 7

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

BUXAR--------------------A special awareness program was organized on Friday at the e-Kisan Bhawan premises located at the block headquarters on the occasion of World Soil Day. Agricultural experts discussed in detail the declining fertility of the soil and its conservation.

Addressing the program, Block Agriculture Officer Shivam Verma said that the main objective of celebrating World Soil Day is to make farmers and the general public understand the importance of soil.

A special awareness program was organized on Friday at the e-Kisan Bhawan premises located at the block headquarters on the occasion of World Soil Day. Agricultural experts discussed in detail the declining fertility of the soil and its conservation.

Addressing the program, Block Agriculture Officer Shivam Verma said that the main objective of celebrating World Soil Day is to make farmers and the general public understand the importance of soil.

He explained that due to the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the organic properties of the soil in the fields are rapidly decreasing, resulting in a significant decline in fertility. At the same time, the problem of soil pollution is also deepening. He appealed to the farmers to protect the health of the soil by adopting balanced fertilizer use, organic fertilizers, and crop rotation. Block Horticulture Officer Vishnu Shankar said that the objective of World Soil Day is to highlight the role of soil in global food security, agriculture, solutions to climate change, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development.

He informed the farmers that soil testing reveals the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, sulfur, zinc, boron, iron, manganese, copper, and organic carbon. The pH of the soil is also measured. He said that soil with a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 is considered most suitable for cultivation. A large number of farmers were present on the occasion, including Agricultural Coordinator Harishchandra Paswan, Accountant Praful Kumar, Farmer Advisors Amarendra Prasad, Ritesh Kumar, and Vijay Kumar.