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Agriculture department observes world soil health day 2/19/2020 7:50:43 PM Early Times Report RAMBAN, Feb 19: Like other parts of the country today the Department of Agriculture Ramban celebrated World Soil Health Day in the premises of Agriculture complex Ramban to aware the farmers about status of fertility in the soil besides recommending use of essential nutrients. The programme was presided by the Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO), RK Hateshi. District SMS, MN Sharma, SDAO, MG Singh, Agriculture Extension Officer, Raman Gupta, Sarpanch Maitra, Mohinder Singh besides number of farmers participated in the programme. While highlighting the various soil health schemes launched by the GOI for the welfare of farmers community in agriculture sector CAO exhorted upon the farmers community to come forward and avail the maximum benefits of these schemes. CAO also advised the farmers to use the fertilizers as per the dosage of the fertilizer recommended in the soil health card so that soil health can be maintained to reduce production cost. SDAO impressed upon the farmers community to make the soil sampling as a routine habit for the maintenance of soil health that will also lead to the doubling the farmers income. Farmers of the district appreciated this move of the department and shown keen interest in the awareness programme by raising queries and desired that such types of events should be organized in future at block levels, so that improved Agriculture practices as well as various schemes meant for the welfare of the farmers reach to them and the overall socio-economic status of the farmers may be raised. Later, the department of Agriculture Ramban also distributes soil health cards among the farmers.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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