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ICAR Precision Farming, Drones and Soil Health Cards

4 April 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALICAR PrecisionFarming, Dronesand Soil HealthCards4 April 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

An official update covered smart-farming research at ICAR and Soil Health Card progress.

Key facts

  • Drone spraying is being studied for droplet efficiency.
  • Other devices: smart sprayers, robotic harvesters and variable-rate nitrogen applicators.
  • Soil Health Cards: 24.90 crore issued by 31 March 2025; tests cover pH, EC, organic carbon, N, P, K, S and micro-nutrients.
  • Outreach: 7 lakh demonstrations, 93,781 trainings, 7,425 melas and 70,002 trained Krishi Sakhis.

Exam angle

  • Soil Health Card runs since 2014-15.
  • Related schemes: SMAM, NAMO Drone Didi, Digital Agriculture Mission.

Test yourself

1. How many Soil Health Cards had been issued as of 31 March 2025, per the notes?

The notes state 24.90 crore cards were issued.

2. In the Soil Health Card programme, how many mobile soil testing labs were mentioned?

163 mobile labs, besides 1,068 static labs.

3. Which workers were trained in large numbers to spread Soil Health Card awareness?

70,002 Krishi Sakhis were trained for this.

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