World Soil Day celebrated by ICAR – CCARI, Old Goa and KVK, North Goa at Sal village of Bicholim taluka
World Soil Day celebrated by ICAR – CCARI, Old Goa and KVK, North Goa at Sal village of Bicholim taluka
The ICAR – Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Old Goa and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, North Goa celebrated ‘’World Soil Day” on 5th December 2018. Shri. Meghyam, Sarpanch, Sal village, Shri Bhave, ZAO of Bicholim taluka, Mrs Anuja, Branch Manager, SBI, Sal village were the guest for the function. Dr. E. B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CCARI in his welcome address, briefed on the importance of soil health and soil health cards. He urged the farmers and beneficiaries of the soil health card to use it for making the fertilizer application to their crops. He also talked about the initiatives taken by the Institute and Krishi Vigyan Kendra in this regard. Shri. Meghyam, Sarpanch, Sal village expressed his gratitude for the campaign carried out by the Institute and KVK into their village. About 300 Soil health cards were distributed to the farmers from villages Sal. During the technical session, Dr. Gopal Mahajan, Scientist, ICAR-CCARI and Mr. Shashi Vishwakarma, Technical Officer, KVK, discussed in detail about soil health card its importance and use. Deliberations were also made on the nutrient deficiency symptoms in different crops, their identification and management farm level. Mr. H.R.C. Prabhu, Program Coordinator, KVK, Shri. Vishwajeet Prajapati, Shri. Shashi Vishwakarma and Shri Rahul Kulkarni coordinated the programme.