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8th Soil Health Card Day - February 19
February 21 , 2023
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- Soil Health Card Day was launched on February 19, 2020.
- It raises awareness about the importance of maintaining healthy soil and encourages farmers to adopt practices that promote soil health.
- The Soil Health Card Scheme was launched on February 19, 2015.
- It was introduced to issue soil health cards every two years.
- The aim of the scheme is to promote soil test in order to promote nutrient management.
- This led to decrease in use of fertilizer application by 8 to 10% and the overall yield of crops increased by 5%.
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