Assam: NABARD organizes World Soil Day in Dhalpukhuri Block, Hojai

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NAGAON: As a part of Natural Resources Management & Sustainable Development of rural areas, NABARD has been supporting the implementation of various projects like the Integrated Watershed Development Programme with Climate Proofing Interventions (IWDCPIs), Integrated Tribal Development Programmes (ITDPs), UPNRM & Climate Change Projects, etc., across the country.  Accordingly, in order to spread the awareness about the health of soil and its impact on production or productivity of various agricultural commodities, NABARD organised an event to observe the World Soil Day along with the members of its FPO Dakhin Hojai Milk Producer Company Ltd at Bhimarali in Dhalpukhuri Block, Hojai.

The event was organised with the theme “Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage,” which was attended by DDM-NABARD Rajendar Perna, District Agriculture Officer Ranjith Mishra Bhagawati, the Secretary of Gramya Unnayan Santha, Mukut Deka, and the Board of Directors & farmer members of the FPO.

Speaking on the occasion, the DDM-NABARD, Rajendar Perna, informed the participants that being an apex development organization, NABARD has been formulating and supporting various projects for the sustainable development of rural areas and the agriculture and allied sectors since its inception.

During the event, he cited the importance of the topsoil and its health in enhancing the production or productivity of various agricultural commodities. He also stressed reducing the use of harmful chemicals by proportionately replacing them with natural ingredients like vermicompost, cow dung, jivamrut, bheejamrut, etc.

DAO - Hojai, R M Bhagawati highlighted that soil is the foundation of life on earth, as it supports the growth of the crops that feed us, the plants that provide us with oxygen, and the biodiversity that sustains our ecosystems and stressed the need for conservation of soil health for the plantation and cultivation activities., an official release added.

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