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Cards that farmers CAN read: on the way to improving the effectiveness of the Government of India’s Soil Health Card Scheme

India's Soil Health Card Scheme aims to provide every farmer with a card containing recommendations to improve management practices based on local soil measures. PIM found that farmers were not able to understand these cards, and designed a clearer and more user-friendly version. After testing and d...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
Subjects:
agriculture
farmers
health
soil
management
distribution
government
testing
soil health
bihar
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121591
Summary:India's Soil Health Card Scheme aims to provide every farmer with a card containing recommendations to improve management practices based on local soil measures. PIM found that farmers were not able to understand these cards, and designed a clearer and more user-friendly version. After testing and distribution of the redesigned cards in the state of Bihar, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to expand their use to the national level.

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