A balanced nutrition is essential for maintaining soil productivity.

There is a functional relationship between fertilisers, nutrients and soil.

The objective of this paper is to examine the growth trend of fertiliser’s consumption and soil health status in Tamil Nadu. There are deficiencies in various crops due to soil conditions. The imbalanced use of fertilizers affects the crop production and soil fertility. The average fertilizer consumption (per hectare) was very meagre amounting to 2 kg in 1950 it increased to 128 kg in 2012-13 due to the development of technology. This publication encapsulates stories of 100 such agripreneurs who have succeeded in set-up of agri-clinics, commercial unit of agri-business and so on.įertilisers are one of the major inputs of agriculture.

Many success stories of Agripreneurs have been reported from different states signifying their growing importance in Agricultural Extension and their national presence. The entrepreneurship has created dual impact in terms of generating employment in the country and reduced the migration of rural youth. Efforts by the stakeholders have resulted in training of 53,000 agri-graduates and establishing of 23,000 successful Agri-ventures across the country. The core objective of the scheme is to supplement the efforts of public extension by facilitating qualified Agricultural professionals to set up Agri-ventures that can deliver value-added extension advisory services to farmers at their door step, besides providing self-employment opportunities to Agripreneurs. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) is the nodal agency for implementing the scheme having a network of 100 Nodal Training Institutes spread across the country for the last decade. Agri-Clinics and Agri-business Centers (AC&ABC) is a flagship scheme of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Gol was launched on 9th April, 2002.

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