%K Soil Fertility, Nutrition
%C Hyderabad
%A G Chander
%A S Dixit
%A G Sawargaonkar
%I ICRISAT
%B Mapping the Nutrient Status of Odisha’s Soils
%L icrisat11938
%N 1
%P 1-6
%D 2020
%X The Bhoochetana program in Karnataka, India, has been one of the initial exemplar attempts at scaling-out
best practices in reviving soils on a large scale involving thousands of farmers in the state. The stagnant
to declining growth of the agriculture sector in Karnataka between 2000 and 2008 demanded a multipronged
strategy to revive agriculture. Given the alarming situation, in 2009 the state initiated measures
to address soil health through a state-wide, flagship program called Bhoochetana. The program was
designed to get the state’s agriculture back on track by increasing crop productivity and strengthening
agriculture-based livelihoods.
%E S Dixit
%E P K Mishra
%E M Muthukumar
%E K M Reddy
%E A K Padhee
%E A Mishra
%T Bhoochetana: Reviving Soils for Agriculture