Sustainable Acidic Soil Management in Rice Farming: An Innovative Approach of ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Under SAFAR
In a significant move towards sustainable agriculture, the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack successfully conducted a training and capacity building program under SAFAR project at Gohirapashi, Chhendipada block, Angul, Odisha aimed at empowering farmers with advanced techniques in acid soil management. The programme, held on December 5, 2023 on the occasion of World Soil Day-2023, focused on the use of basic slag and fly ash for managing soil acidity and boosting rice yields.
The event, titled “Acid Soil Management Using Basic Slag and Fly Ash for Conditioning Soil Health and Enhancing Crop Yield” is a part of the SAFAR project, funded by State Govt. of Odisha which emphasized the economically and environment friendly utilization of basic slag and fly ash as soil amendments. The programme was organized under the leadership of Dr. Manish Debnath and Dr. Prakash Chandra Jena, Scientist, Crop Production Division, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack. Mr. Ashutosh Roy, District Development Manager, NABARD, Angul attended the program as Chief Guest. The program was also attended by Mr. Sarat Kumar Sahu, Assistant Block Agriculture Officer and Mr. Joshabanta Prasad Behera, Jilla Parishad, Zone-15 of Chhendipada block. The program was attended by nearly 86 farmers. Mr. Jitendra Sahoo, MD, Sree Suklambar FPC, Angul has moderated the event.
The training programme focused on the challenges of acid soil, cost-effective methods to manage acid soil by fly ash and basic slag with compost, and demonstrations on soil sample collection.
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