Adoption of Recommended Doses of Fertilisers on Soil Test Basis by Small and Marginal Farmers in Gujarat, India

S. Kalamkar

No 277333, 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Adoption of Recommended Doses of Fertilisers on Soil Test Basis by Small and Marginal Farmers in Gujarat, India ABSTRACT The study examines the prospects and constraints in implementation of Soil Health Card (SHC) Programme in Gujarat, India, covering sample of 160 control farmers and 240 soil test farmers. It was observed that it is an important and beneficial programme, however, was not implemented in proper manner. In view to achieve the quantity targets fixed, quality norms were not given proper attention. The level of adoption of recommended doses by soil test farmers was reasonably less (around 40%). However, the adoption of recommended doses of fertiliser based on soil test has helped the farmers in increasing the agricultural productivity and income. The The due . Besides, inadequate staff strength, unavailability of required number of soil test laboratories and lack of upgradation of skills of the personnel were major bottleneck in success of program. Acknowledgement : This study is a part of all-India level coordinated project sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.

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Date: 2018-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277333

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