Emphasis on Organic Methods and Eco-sensing Farming

                         Government is providing organic farming through various schemes like National Project on Organic farming (NPOF) , National Horticulture Mission, Horticulture Mission for North –East and Himalayan  States ,National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility and  RKVY.

·                          For eco-sensitive farming, Government is promoting balanced use of fertilizers and various measures taken to promote balanced use fertilizers are as follows:

                          National project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility has been under implementation since 2008-09 to promote soil test based balanced and judicious use of chemical fertilizers in conjunction with organic sources of nutrients to improve soil fertility.

            Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, Bhopal has been sanctioned a project for preparation of Geo-Referenced Soil Fertility  maps including interlinking of soil fertility status with Soil Test Crop Response data to generate site specific  recommendations  for use of chemical fertilizers in 19major states. 

           Ministry has been encouraging use of customized fertilizers with an object to promote site-specific nutrient management so as to achieve maximum fertilizer use efficiency.