ସରଳ ଜଟିଳ ଓଡ଼ିଆ

Soil and nutrient loss are among the major impediments to a stable and sustained agricultural development. Admittedly modern agricultural practices with excessive thrust on use of chemical fertilizers helped in increasing agricultural production manifold in the country. However, indiscriminate and irrational use of chemical fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) has caused excessive damage to the soil, soil erosion, soil salinisation, depletion of groundwater and loss of balance of natural habitat. Some of these agricultural practices have resulted in causing irreversible damage to the soil health. There is an urgent need to make people aware about taking good care of the soil. Maintaining healthy soil implies managing the land sustainably. The International Union of Soil Sciences (ISUS) in 2002, had adopted a resolution proposing the 5 th of December as World Soil Day to celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of natural system and a vital c...