Soil Health Card To Every Farmer In Next 3 Years : Radhamohan Singh

06 April, New Delhi

The government has set a target of providing soil health card to every farmer of the country in the next three years.

Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh said this while inaugurating a workshop organised on Agriculture Scenario in Eastern India, Review and Future Prospects in New Delhi Monday .

He said, soil health card is being implemented in Mission Mode for farmers so that they can get complete details about soil nutrient for effective crop management.

The Minister also stressed on the need for making available high quality seeds and agriculture plantation material to farmers for increasing productivity.

Singh also emphasised the need for bringing Green Revolution to Eastern Region of the country. He also informed that one each Indian Agricultural Research Institute are planned to be established in Jharkhand and Assam.

The Minister said, these institutes will help improve education and awareness on agricultural productivity and Green revolution in the region.