Doable Technology - Fertilizer Recommendation and Dissemination Technology in Meghalaya Based on STCR

Background

India shined with green revolution largely supported by outcomes of AICRP on STCR in the sixties and beyond.
However, the sparks did not reach the majestic hills and valleys of northeastern region.
The often cited reason is one of the lowest fertilizer use and efficiency.
The contemporary widespread call for evergreen revolution in India can be achieved by reaching to those unreached, hungry and thirsty soils of northeastern India.

Objectives

To develop district wise fertilizer recommendation schedules for major crops in Meghalaya essentially based on STCR principles.
To develop user friendly interactive computer programme for rapid and remote access of information related to fertilizer use.

Programme Features

Various menus and sub menus on mouse click will enable an user to acquaint with

place/site specific soil test database.

Several Informations regarding fertilizer amount, stages of fertilizer use, types of fertilizer and their use efficiency can be accessed through user friendly menus and submenus
The nutrient requirement of different species and cultivars can be calculated by considering their target yield and soil test values of the field/plots.

Conclusion

The computer programme is easy to use and desired informations can be navigated at one platform
Can prove to be highly useful tool for primary and secondary stakeholders viz. DAO’s, BDO’s and VDO’s including all the soil test laboratories of Meghalaya.
The hungry and thirsty soils of Meghalaya can boost farm production by their well informed farmers as it is not technology alone but informations which is leading us ahead.