Thrust on soil health thru balanced fertilisation

RAJSHAHI, Oct 29 (BSS): Scientists and experts urged the grassroots farmers to protect soil health from further degradation through balanced dose fertilisation in the region.

Wide-ranging promotion of balanced fertilisation can be the crucial means of boosting crop production through protecting soil health from further degradation.

Utmost emphasis should be given on habituating the grassroots farmers towards soil test-based balanced fertilisation. There would be no fertiliser crisis in the country if the farmers were enriched with the knowledge of balanced fertilisation, the experts added.

The views were made in a daylong farmers training and view-sharing meeting titled "Composite Soil Sample Collection Method, Balanced Fertilizer Use, Soil Health Conservation and Adulterated Fertiliser Identification" at Shah Agriculture Information Library at Kaligram village under Manda upazila on Wednesday.