Jind: The Agriculture Department is all set to go hi-tech with the introduction of the latest ground penetrating radar (GPR) system to test the quality of soil of cultivable and non-cultivable land. The department has pressed into service at least three vans to collect data regarding the soil to prepare a database about the nature of soil across the state.

THRISSUR: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran has urged the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) scientists to formulate a naturefriendly package of practices to stimulate organic enrichment of soil.

Addressing a conclave of the scientists from KAU, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute(CPCRI), Spices Research Centre, and Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK), at a

Gujarat is a role model for the rest of the country with respect to certification of agricultural land, with more than 70% of the state's farmers provided cards with information on the quality of their soil, a senior agriculture ministry officer said on Monday.

Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria said that we should adopt bio-farming for improving fertility of soil. He said that bio-farming is a revolution.

Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria said that we should adopt bio-farming for improving fertility of soil. He said that bio-farming is a revolution.