Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 07 2010:
The Soil treatment campaign, which is to be carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Manipur under the sponsorship of Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India, has been started from today at Moirang Khunou Keining Loukon in Bishnupur district.
Inaugurating the campaign, Deputy Director of Agriculture Department Ph Rajendro, who himself is a soil chemist, explained that soil testing is essential to identity the type of soil for cultivation of suitable crops.
He said that campaign is to cover over one lakh hectare of agricultural land located in different part of the State.
On completion of the campaign, a soil fertility map is to be brought up by 2011 to help the farmers in deciding which crops would be suitable for cultivation in their land, he disclosed.