Soil test based nutrient management has emerged as a key issue in efforts to increase agricultural productivity and production since optimal use of nutrients, based on soil analysis can improve crop productivity and minimize wastage of these nutrients, thus minimizing impact on environmental leading to bias through optimal production.

Letter to all states (except Kerala & Karnataka) by Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.

Reply from Ministry of Agriculture to D. Dhanusumod, Correspondent, Mangalam Daily under RTI Act for letters asking not to ban Endosulfan.

Union Budget 2011-12 has allocated additional Rs.400 crores under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for extending green revolution to the Eastern Region of the country  in continuation to the allocation made during 2010-11. These are the guidelines issued by the agriculture ministry for extending green revolution in this region.

With the view to promote organic farming practices to reduce the burden on Chemical Fertilizers, to ensure effective utilization of farm resources and to cater domestic and international growing Organic Food Market, a National Project on Organic Farming was launched during 10th Plan with an outlay of Rs.115.00 crores.

This document on the management of drought during 2009 published by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture presents the deficiency & erratic behaviour of rainfall, impact of drought, mitigation efforts initiated and their results.

Plant protection is very important for crop production and for sustainable
agriculture. Plant protection activities encompass plant quarantine, regulation of pesticides, minimizing crop loss due to pests including locust control in desert areas
and training and capacity building for plant protection.

The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), which is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) seeks to address issues regarding ‘Sustainable Agriculture’ in the context of risks associated with climate change by devising appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies for ensuring food secu

This manual for drought management suggests a system for drought management policy and programmes to be followed by the Government of India and State Governments.

This latest document details short term strategy to moderate current drought impact and medium or long term strategy needed to negate such calamities in future.

See Also

Report: Crisis management plan: drought
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/279400

Feature: Rain Shocked
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/277687

Feature: India must focus on rainfed farming