Mitti map recasts farm future

Mitti map recasts farm future
National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP), under special mandate from the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Following exhaustive work spanning three decades, the bureau has created a databank guided by 40 different parameters — including pH level, water holding capacity, texture, depth, stoniness, microbe content, salinity, minerology, irrigability — to determine the quality of various kinds of soils in the country. If intelligently used, the inventory can revolutionise the way agriculture is managed in the country.

excellent work done by the ICAR.. and this should revolutionised Indian agriculture.. sort of news which should make headlines..