Agriculture Department Kashmir commemorates ‘World Soil Day’

Srinagar, Dec 5: The World Soil Day 2024 was commemorated by the Agriculture Department Kashmir across the division, with the main event held at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi Srinagar.

Speaking on the occasion, Joint Director Agriculture Mushrooms, Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah highlighted the importance of World Soil Day.

He said this day provides us an opportunity to highlight the issues confronting soil health.

The theme of this year is ‘Caring for Soils: measure, monitor, and manage’ and emphasises the urgent need for accurate soil data to drive sustainable soil management practices for global food security and environmental resilience.

The Joint Director marked the importance of awareness among the masses (farmers) regarding Soil Health management.

He said we are the custodians of this irreplaceable natural resource and it is our professional, moral and ethical duty to preserve this treasure for generations to come.

He said the soil gets depleted because of the overuse of chemicals, agrochemicals, fertilisers and erosion therefore, it is important to ensure, and raise awareness among farmers regarding these issues.

Similar programmes were organised by the department in different educational institutions to sensitize the students regarding soil health.

Earlier, a pledge was administered to the participants to raise awareness among the farmers regarding soil health.

Participants reiterated their commitment to work for sustainable soil health management.

The programme was attended by sectoral heads, scheme heads, divisional officers, and other officials of the department.