NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will provide soil testing for farmers to target the correct use of fertilizers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, to push up yields and cut back on costly misuse.
The service will be available to around 60 percent of its 235 million farmers, Modi said on a visit to the desert state of Rajasthan, stressing the importance of soil health to lift India's poor farm productivity. Agriculture employs more than half of India's 1.25 billion people but accounts for only 14 percent of its $2.3 trillion (1.49 trillion pounds) economy.
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