Bhoochetana scheme : The Bhoochetana scheme was introduced by the Karnataka government during 2009-10, initially involving rain-fed areas and later extended to irrigated areas as well with a view to enhance agricultural productivity. According to the Department of Agriculture, yield in the farmland under the Bhoochetana has gone up from 21 per cent to 50 per cent in the last four years. Under the scheme, soil at the farmland is tested and micro-nutrients are supplied to farmers depending on the requirement to boost the strength of the soil. They include nutrients such as zinc sulphate, gypsum, borax, potassium, nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur and the like. The ICRISAT would provide all technical inputs such as the quantum of micro-nutrients required by a particular type of soil.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:02:39 +0000