Farmers of Sikkim generally don’t know how the soil health can be improved. This study was conducted during the period of 2014-19. After distributing the inputs under Tribal Sub Plan (ICAR-TSP) project to tribal farmers in Sikkim the impact assessment was carried out. It was found that application of recommended dose of all the soil inputs increased nutrient use efficiency upto 8.7-12.4%, CEC upto 19.4-27.2%, soil organic carbon 2.4-5.1%, soil pH 18.5-32.3%, and crop productivity upto 18.6-27.4% along with increases in grain yields upto 10.5-14.7% in major crops of Sikkim (maize, rice, mustard, soybean, pulses). The net income (excluding cost of production) of the maize growing farmers were increased 57% (Rs. 37,000 to 58,090); rice growing farmers increased 37% (Rs. 25,000 to 34,250); pulses and oilseed growing farmers were increase 62% (Rs. 45,000 to 72,900) after adopting the use of different organic soil inputs.
Shaon Kumar Das*
ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim (737 102), India
R.K. Avasthe
H. Kalita
Ashish Yadav
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim (737 102), India
R. Gopi
Das, S.K., Avasthe, R.K., Kalita, H., Yadav, A., Gopi, R., 2020. Organic soil nutrient practices in Sikkim and impact at field level for tribal farmers’: A success story. Biotica Research Today 2(2), 24-26.
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