Agri News : Soil health affects food grain production

Deputy Commissioner of Karnataka, Vipul Bansal has said that the health of soil is directly related to the production of food grain. The deterioration of soil health due to the without careful use of the fertilisers would have a direct impact on the food grain production in the country.

Mr. Bansal said that with the country deciding not to use Genetically Modified (GM) seeds in the food grain production, maintaining equilibrium between the demand and supply of grain has become a challenging task for the farmers and the country’s planners.

The production of foodgrains in India was less than half than the production levels achieved in countries like China, where GM seeds were widely used.

The only answer to the problem was the maintenance of the soil health to achieve optimum production. Farmers should change their agriculture practices and take up crops suited to their soil, and not resort to market-driven choices, he added.

Farmers should change their agricultural practices on their own and choose the crop best suited to the condition of their soil, adhering to the advice of the Department of Agriculture and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The farmers should blend their traditional knowledge in agriculture with the latest knowledge of the agriculture scientists to optimise the production of food grains.

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com /