Balangir Zilla Parishad Chairman Bharti Mahananda inaugurated an exhibition of different agricultural and horticultural items displayed in stalls on the occasion of the World Soil Day at the Deputy Director of Agriculture office here on Tuesday.
A meeting was held wherein district Collector Ashis Thakre, Bharti Mahanada, Deputy Director of Agriculture Sridhara Das, scientist from Krishi Bigyan Kendra Ashis Das, the Deputy Director of Horticulture, Fisheries and other district-level officials spoke.
The speakers emphasised on the need to maintain soil fertility and balance in view of the growing stress on the soil to increase production to meet the incresing population demand. They called for judicious use of pesticides and adoption of scientific methods of cultivation by examining the soil for good production.
later, Collector Thakre and other officials gave away soil health cards to farmers.