Question

With the Soil Health Card (SHC) the farmers in India will get feedback on how many parameters for the soil in their farmland?
1. Five
2. Twelve
3. Ten
4. Fourteen

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Twelve

The correct answer is Twelve.

• The central government has linked the fertilizer distribution to the Soil Health Card (SHC) of the farmers.

• The main purpose of this scheme is to help the farmers in getting a good crop by studying the quality of the soil.
• Soil is most important for crops. The purpose is to decide the proper use of urea and other nutrients in farming to get the proper yield as well as good quality of crops.
• A printed SHC report will be issued having an analysis report of the soil with important parameters which will be helpful in maintaining the fertile capacity of the land.

• These are the minerals in soil:
  • Macronutrients are Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium.
  • Secondary nutrients are Zinc, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Boron, and sulphur.
  • Physical parameters are pH, Electrical Conductivity, Organic Carbon.