The Icar-National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning Signs Mou with Coromandel International to Develop Soil Test Based Nutrient Advisory for Farmers of Maharashtra
June 17, 2024 at 07:20 am
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The ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP), Nagpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coromandel International Limited (CIL),
a leading manufacturer of Fertilisers, Crop Protection Chemicals and Specialty Nutrient products on 13th June 2024. This collaboration aims to enhance the dissemination of improved soil test-based crop nutrition management to benefit the farmers in Maharashtra, particularly in the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions. This partnership will focus on soil test-based datasets generated by NBSS&LUP and best nutritional management solutions provided by Coromandel for better soil health and to improve crop productivity of the region. This partnership further aims to foster better coordination, research exchange, and support for the farming community. The MoU will enable Coromandel to bring advanced nutrition and crop management practices to Maharashtra based on the soil information and farm advisories provided by ICAR-NBSS&LUP. As part of this project, site-specific nutrition demonstrations and farmers' awareness programs will be conducted. The validated results will be used to develop Decision Support Systems (DSS) through mobile applications for crop choices and nutrient management. During the signing event, several other common scientific and farmer-centric issues for collaboration between the two organizations were
discussed, including drone-based research for precision agriculture, carbon farming, and climate-smart agriculture. The signing event concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Hrittick Biswas, Head of Land Use Planning Division, ICAR-NBSS&LUP.
Coromandel International Limited is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of farm inputs consisting of fertilizers, crop protection, specialty nutrients and organic compost. The Company's segments include Nutrient and other allied businesses, and Crop Protection. Its products and services include fertilizer, crop protection, specialty nutrients and organic. The Companyâs fertilizers products include GroShakti Plus, Grosmart, Paramfos, Gromor 15-15-15-09, Godavari Ultra DAP, Gromor / Godavari DAP, Gromor MOP, Gromor Urea, and others. Its speciality nutrients products include Acumist Calcium, AcuMist Zinc, Sulphamax, and others. Its crop protection products consist of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, plant growth regulators and bio-products. It offers organic fertilizers derived from natural sources like city waste (organic portion only), sugarcane molasses and its by-products, oil cakes and gypsum. The Company operates a network of over 750 rural retail outlets across India.
The Icar-National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning Signs Mou with Coromandel International to Develop Soil Test Based Nutrient Advisory for Farmers of Maharashtra