Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 16: ‘Yogahaar’ programme was completed on the 928th day of online voluntary camp organised by Patanjali Organic Research Institute (PORI), Haridwar.
On the occasion a large number of farmers from various states of the country were present.
The theme of the day was on “Soil Health” and in the discussion it emerged that there is a need to work with a holistic vision for soil health.
The abundance of organic matter in the soil, abundance of nutrients and availability of water holding capacity together determine the continuity of vitality for crops.
Addressing to the farmers, Pawan Kumar from Patanjali Organic Research Institute gave detailed information about the Yogahaar program and the theme of the presentations and followed by discussions.
Thereafter, Dr. Manohari Rathi and Tarun Sharma, through their presentation on “Soil Health”, drew the attention of the present members on the methodology adopted, tools identified for measuring soil moisture, earthworm count, Soil Health Card, Dharti Ka Doctor and Soil Health Ladder Chart.
The Soil Health Ladder and Dharti Ka Doctor are being tested among the farmers of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Dr. Suresh Kumar said that by continuously giving crop residues in the field, the soil gets the desired nutrition from the field itself, due to which the soil remains healthy overall and the farmer does not have to do extra work.
Agriculture expert Dr. Vinay Swarop Mehrotra from Bhopal suggested to work holistically for soil health.
In this program, Ramesh Chandra Mehra, Sharad Verma, Narendra Verma, Dr. Kishore Dube, Dr. Vinod Bhatt also shared their experiences.
In the end, Munnilal Yadav gave the vote of thanks.
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