Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday announced that Bhoochetana programme of improving soil health will be reintroduced in Karnataka.
Participating in a two-day workshop of Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers from various States being organised by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in Bengaluru, the Chief Minister recalled that Bhoochetana scheme had been started by the then Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in 2009.
He said such a scheme that focused on protection of soil health and improvement of crop yield through proper management of nutrients and fertilizers, was needed now to ensure efficient utilisation of fertilizers and nutrients.