Prayagraj, April 22 (HS): Under the

aegis of ICAR-IIVR, an awareness program on Balanced Fertilizer Use and

Organic Farming was successfully organized in Bhagwatpur Block,

Village-Asrave Khurd, Prayagraj district, as part of the National Fertilizer

Awareness Campaign being run since 20-04-2026. The main objective of the

program was to make farmers aware of the balanced use of chemical fertilizers,

the importance of organic alternatives, and scientific measures for soil health

conservation.

Present on this occasion were Dr. Hare Krishna Pradhan, Designated Scientist

for Prayagraj District, Team Leader Dr. Jagesh Kumar Tiwari, Principal

Scientist and Senior Scientist Dr. Shailesh Kumar Tiwari. Dr. D.S. Chauhan

(Chairman-in-Charge), Dr. M. Tripathi, and Dr. R.P. Singh from the Krishi Vigyan

Kendra, Prayagraj, also participated in the program and provided technical

guidance to farmers. During the programme, scientists gave detailed information

to the farmers about the use of organic fertilizer and its long-term benefits.

Dr. Hare Krishna, while throwing light on the principles of organic and

natural farming, said that this method not only maintains the fertility of the

soil but also increases the quality of production. He stressed on the use of

green manure like Sunai, Dhaicha for improving soil health. Dr. Jagesh Kumar

Tiwari gave important information to the farmers about the use of Trichoderma

and microorganism based bio-fertilizers and told that these techniques are

helpful in protecting the crops from diseases and increasing production.

Dr. Shailesh Kumar Tiwari, while motivating the farmers for balanced and

judicious use of fertilizers, said that dependence only on chemical fertilizers

can be harmful for soil health, hence it is necessary to adopt integrated

nutrition management. Experts from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Prayagraj also

provided information to the farmers about the practical methods of use of local

resources, organic fertilizer production and agricultural waste management.

Also, the method of soil testing and taking soil samples was shared with the

farmers.

At the end of the program, a

farmer-scientist dialogue session was held, in which farmers' queries were

addressed. The farmers present described these awareness programs as extremely

useful and expressed their expectation for similar events in the future.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi