Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Gurshaminder Singh, Sahil Khatkar, Nitin Dehraj and Shagunpreet Kaur

Abstract:
Soil is one of the elements required for farming as it provides nutrients to the plant. Healthy soil contains all the elements for growth and development of crop .Therefore, Soil sampling is one of the most important aspect in the determination of the properties of the soil. As far as agriculture production is concerned, soil health play vital role in ensuring sustainable production with optimizing the utilization of fertilizer and reducing its waste. Soil sampling involves the analysis of a soil sample (From the area which is landscaped) to determine the nutrient content, composition of the soil. It allows the farmer to determine accurately which crop would yield the best growth in that particular soil. In this, the survey of 100 respondents was taken and is selected randomly from all the three villages for the research and questionnaire was framed having the questions regarding the soil sampling and data was collected through the interview schedule or interaction of the respondents. Then the data has been tabulated and analyzed with the objective to assess the knowledge gain by the respondents and research shows that there is 67.3% more gain in the knowledge of the farmers regarding the soil sampling which leads a way in retaining the fertility of the soil. Hence, Soil sampling is considered as beneficial for sustaining soil health, lowering the input cost and improving the farm production. As there is an increase in awareness in the farmers regarding the soil sampling by showing them the awareness video; then animated videos, advertisement can play a major role in influencing the farmer regarding the need of soil sampling.