scholarly journals A Study on Knowledge and Utilization of Soil Health Card by Small and Marginal Farmers in Nalanda District of Bihar

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 28-40
Author(s):  
Kumar Saurabh ◽  
Syed H. Mazhar ◽  
Dipak Kumar Bose
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Health Card ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Knowledge Levels ◽  
The Impact

Soil health and fertility is the basis for sustainable profitability of the farmers.Hence, there is a need for balanced use of fertilizers, keeping this government of India introduced Soil Health Card Scheme across India. On 5th December 2015 the ministry of agriculture introduced the soil health card (SHC) scheme.Some farmers complained that the soil test values are not representative of their fields and they also complained that the field staff are not collected soil samples in their presence.In this background an attempt was made to study the impact on socio-economic conditions of the small and marginal farmers.Total of 120 respondents was selected in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar by purposive sampling method. The data was collected from them and analyzed using MS-excel.Given the short duration of the scheme, knowledge levels are good. At the same time participation of farmers in meetings, exposure visits are not high. Awareness campaigns need to be organized on content of SHCs, use of recommended practices, reduction in fertilizer use and costs and increase in profitability.

The Soil Health Card Project

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Vijaya Sherry Chand ◽  
Jayanti S. Ravi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Health Card

The Commissionerate of Higher Education had motivated 55 science colleges to take up the Soil Health Card Project, a project of the Agriculture Department, under which 740,000 soil samples were tested in 2010. In 2011, there was a delay in obtaining approvals. The Commissionerate took some remedial steps and is about to obtain an extension of the project. The Commissioner is wondering what lessons could be drawn from the first year's experience, so that the management of the innovation could be improved.

scholarly journals Reasons and Awareness Levels of Farmers on Residue Burning in Indo-Gangetic Plain of India: An Exploratory Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
ANURADHA LEVISH CHONGLOI ◽  
K S KADIAN ◽  
M S MEENA
Keyword(s):  
Crop Residue ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Primary Reason ◽  
Gangetic Plain ◽  
Crop Residue Burning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Time Awareness ◽  
Indo Gangetic Plain

The study examines reasons for the burning of crop residue, awareness of the impact of the burning of crop residue, and government approaches to mitigating the burning. Data from 180 farmers from three districts of the state of Haryana was sought. Rank Based Quotient method was used to identify reasons. At the same time, awareness was assessed by direct questioning. The study concludes that the short window time between paddy harvesting and showing wheat was a primary reason for stubble burning. Research also shows that harvesting is expensive and time-consuming, causing farmers to burn. Most farmers were aware of the various adverse effects of burning on soil health (73.89%), air health (100%), and human health (81.66%). Everybody was aware of the ban on crop residue burning and other government measures, but they have no other viable options other than burning. Policymakers, therefore, must focus on feasible options that are acceptable in farmers' socio-economic conditions.

scholarly journals Potassium nutrition in rice: A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-353
Author(s):  
Vijayakumar S ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Kulasekaran Ramesh ◽  
Prabhu Govindasam ◽  
Dinesh Jinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Rice Crop ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Potassium Nutrition ◽  
Cropping Intensity ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
The Past ◽  
Indian Agriculture

Potassium (K) is the most neglected nutrient in Indian agriculture and accounts only 10% of the total fertilizer use. The increased cropping intensity and use of high yielding cultivars since the green revolution led to heavy withdrawal of K from soil. Persistent K mining over the past six decades has mined soil K level in many cultivated areas and continuously transforming sufficiency into deficiency. A recent soil test a little over 1 lakh samples from 33 states of India have categorized 41.1%, 29.3%, and 29.5% of soil samples as low, medium and high in available K respectively. Further, the trend of soil available K status showed a persistent decline in percentage of area under high and medium soil K. Consequently, the evidence of rice crop responding to K nutrition is increased. This review attempts the nexus of K nutrition in rice for devising strategies for potassium management in rice-based cropping systems in the country.

scholarly journals Impact Study of Soil Health Card Scheme, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500030, Telangana State, India. 106 pp.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Amarender Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Soil Health ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Soil Testing ◽  
Impact Study ◽  
Health Card ◽  
Skilled Manpower ◽  
Telangana State ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Skilled Staff

The report assesses the impact of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme in India which was introduced in year 2015. Under this scheme, government machinery has to distribute the SHCs to each farmer. The paper examined the implementation capability of the state and its impact on farmers’ incomes by using nationally represented sample of farmers. In India, out of 120 million farmers, only 56.6 million farmers received the SHCs by the end of 2017. The southern and western states are better in implementing the scheme with skilled manpower and labs with better implementation capabilities. Awareness among the farmers about SHC scheme was high at 66%. The cost of cultivation decreased and profitability increased due to optimal doses of fertilizers with SHC. State capabilities to implement the schemes like skilled staff and soil testing labs at district level needs to be upgraded.

scholarly journals Economic Speculative Motives in Selling Relocation Houses and the Provision of Assets for Urban Settlements

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Mulyadi Mulyadi ◽  
Arif Rahman Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Binary Response ◽  
Binary Response Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Area Sampling ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Residential House ◽  
The Impact

Objective - This research aims to analyze the impact of residential relocation to the change in social and economic conditions of the beneficiary. This change is then used to analyze whether it is related to the decision for selling, or putting out to lease, the relocation house. Methodology/Technique - Primary data is collected from 68 samples which are chosen by an area sampling method. The focus of the sample is on houses which are built between 2008 and 2010. The variables applied cover perception about the state of the relocation house, perceptions of change in social and economic conditions, perceptions of housing characteristics and perceptions of the existence of another residential house. This research uses a mixed method for analyzing and interpreting the results. A binary response model is used for quantitative analysis. Findings - The results shows that there is no significant change in the social and economic conditions of the beneficiary. The logistics model indicates there is no direct correlation between perceptions of the change in social economic conditions to the decision for selling or renting a relocation house. Novelty - The study looks at decisions for selling or renting s relocation house. Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Relocation; Speculative Motive on Housing; Binary Respond Model.

scholarly journals Farmer-Focused Tools to Improve Soil Health Monitoring on Smallholder Farms in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-63
Author(s):  
Anna L. Testen ◽  
Delphina P. Mamiro ◽  
Jackson Nahson ◽  
Nyambilila A. Amuri ◽  
Steven W. Culman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Soil Testing ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Health Card ◽  
Project Completion ◽  
Local Soil ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
Management Recommendations

A participatory approach was used to improve smallholder tomato farmers’ understanding of and access to soil health monitoring in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Baseline soil characteristics were gathered from 50 tomato fields in the region, local soil knowledge was elicited from farmers and used to develop a soil health card to qualitatively assess soil health, and farmers (n = 32) were trained on the use of a low-cost soil test kit to quantitatively assess soil health. Farmers most often described local indicators of soil health in terms of soil texture and tilth, soil color, soil water relations, and soil fertility. Following use of the soil test kit, farmers indicated increased awareness of soil testing services (Wilcoxon signed rank Z = –3.0, P = 0.001), more agreed they had access to soil testing services (Z = –2.7, P = 0.004), and more agreed that soil management recommendations were easy to understand (Z = –3.4, P < 0.0001) compared with pre-exposure results. Farmers continued to use the soil health test kit and soil health card based on a follow-up survey administered 1 year after project completion. Participatory soil health monitoring projects can improve farmers’ ability to monitor and manage soil health, potentially impacting sustained soil and plant health.

scholarly journals Quantifying and correcting for pre-assay CO<sub>2</sub> loss in short-term carbon mineralization assays

SOIL ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Belanger ◽  
Carmella Vizza ◽  
G. Philip Robertson ◽  
Sarah S. Roley
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Carbon Mineralization ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Moisture Effects ◽  
Dry Down ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Specific Correction

Abstract. The active fraction of soil organic carbon is an important component of soil health and often is quickly assessed as the pulse of CO2 released by re-wetting dried soils in short-term (24–72 h) assays. However, soils can lose carbon (C) as they dry and, if soil samples vary in moisture content at sampling, differential C loss during the pre-assay dry-down period may complicate the assay's interpretations. We examined the impact of pre-assay CO2 loss in a long-cultivated agricultural soil at initial moisture contents of 30 %, 50 %, and 70 % water-filled pore space (WFPS). We found that 50 % and 70 % WFPS treatments lost more C during drying than did those in the 30 % WFPS treatment and that dry-down losses led to a 26 %–32 % underestimate of their CO2 pulses. We developed a soil-specific correction factor to account for these initial soil moisture effects. Future C mineralization studies may benefit from similar corrections.

Economic Significance of Social Capital

2011 ◽  
pp. 46-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Polishchuk ◽  
R. Menyashev
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Formal Institutions ◽  
Transmission Channels ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with economics of social capital which is defined as the capacity of society for collective action in pursuit of common good. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between social capital and formal institutions, and the impact of social capital on government efficiency. Structure of social capital and the dichotomy between its bonding and bridging forms are analyzed. Social capital measurement, its economic payoff, and transmission channels between social capital and economic outcomes are discussed. In the concluding section of the paper we summarize the results of our analysis of the role of social capital in economic conditions and welfare of Russian cities.

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