1. National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2015
Department of Agriculture
Government of West Bengal
SOIL HEALTH CARD &
Farmer Friendly
SOIL G2F SERVICES
মাটি চিত্র
National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2015
7 April, New Delhi

2. SHC - Present Scenario & Future Plan
: Soil Health Card
Web-based SHC since 2007
4.34 Lakh SHC distributed so far
48,294 SHC Distributed in
2015 Onward: SMART Soil Health Card
Cloud based Digital Soil Map
14 Lakh Samples in WB, Every 3 Years
3.1 Lakh Samples in First Year
Source & Sample Authentication
Process automation
Soil G2F Service on Mobile & Web
Farmer Friendly, Advanced Solutions

3. Soil Test Based Fertilizer Recommendation System (STFRS)
Online Generation of Soil Health Card from any location (CSC)
Detailed Sample Registration - Source, Land Information & Crop Information
SMS Request for soil testing
Acknowledgement SMS of receipt of soil sample at laboratory
Soil Fertility Maps
MIS Reports for administrators, laboratories and VLE
SMS Alerts to farmers about readiness of Soil Health Card
Recommendations from Experts
Generation of Soil Health Card in Vernacular and English

4. Testing & dissemination of the information to the farmers
a. SHC available to a farmer through a Govt Lab
Existing workflow:
Testing & dissemination of the information to the farmers
c. SHC available to a farmer through a VLE
b. SHC available to a farmer through a Non Govt Lab

5. Way Forward - SMART Soil Health Card
New SHC every 3 years to all Farmers of the State
Introduction of Advanced ICT application to ensure,
Source & Sample Authentication
Process Automation
Farm level Data Capture & Upload
Real-time Update Digital Soil Map
Mobile based Soil G2F Solutions
Farmers friendly SHC
Diagnose soil fertility related constraints (From Test Results) and design Panchayat/ block level fertilizer recommendations
Develop and promote soil test based nutrient management practices in the districts
To build capacities of district and state level staff and of progressive farmers for promotion of nutrient management practices
STLs Capacity building & Establishing new STLs

6. মাটি চিত্র DIGITAL SOIL HEALTH MAP & G2F SERVICES
Department of Agriculture
Government of West Bengal
মাটি চিত্র
DIGITAL SOIL HEALTH MAP & G2F SERVICES
Sample authentication I Source GIS I Test capacity I Cloud database > Farmer G2F Services

7. GIS based, Farmer friendly Smart Soil Health Card Management System
Department of Agriculture
Government of West Bengal
GIS based, Farmer friendly
Smart Soil Health Card Management System
Planned ICT intervention will lead to:
Smart Soil health card: Farmer friendly interfaces, Cloud data accessible on Phone
G2F services on Soil: Linking Fertilizer calculator to create ‘Intelligent cropping pattern’
Authenticity of Soil Source: Image Lat-Long
Bar-Coded package: Process automation ensuring Zero human error
Feeding Test data in Cloud: Auto create Digital Soil Map - Nutrient-wise
How Farmers will get benefitted:
Intelligent Farm solutions: Based on Soil test data - Even on Phone, 24/7
Smart Health Card: Access Soil test data in a useful way, 24/7
GIS Automation: Authenticity of Collection at Farm gate
Time bound Solution: Collection, Test & Result publication in the fastest possible way
Capacity building: Soil Test Labs efficiency improvement
Grass-root Awareness: Promoting benefit of Soil test to farmers through Matir Katha
মাটি চিত্র

8. Online Form Fill-in & Submission
Process Innovation # 1 of 4
GIS based Collection Authenticity
মাটি চিত্র
Bar Code/
QR Code Reader
ADVANTAGE
Source & Sample Authenticity
Linking Soil Package-Bar Code with Image Lat-Long
Paperless process in 8Lakh locations
Link Plot Dag number, Farmer & Collection history
Instant Data uploading at Cloud Database
Zero Human error
Image & Video Capture
alongwith Lat-Long
( # )
Online Form Fill-in & Submission

9. Process Innovation # 2 of 4
মাটি চিত্র
Zipped Polythene Bag
Bar Code/ Captcha Code Printer
ADVANTAGE
Sample accuracy by tagging at Source
Data Authenticity by Source-Test Centre Matching
Least chance of human error
Zipped Bag to retain soil quality

10. Process Innovation # 3 of 4
মাটি তথ্য
Process Innovation # 3 of 4
Auto-generation of Digital Map by feeding Test Data into Cloud Database
Test Data
Bar Code Data
ADVANTAGE
Bar-coded Test Tube - Accuracy in Test Result publishing
Bar-code will Link Test result with Sample source code
Fastest Auto generation of Digital map from Cloud Data

11. Process Innovation # 4 of 4
মাটি তথ্য
Process Innovation # 4 of 4
GIS Soil Map - Nutrient-wise
Access Anywhere, Anytime via Mobile/ Web

12. A tabular presentation of the proposed process flow
মাটি তথ্য
A tabular presentation of the proposed process flow
Labs does not know which sample belongs to which location or which farmer
Lab enters the data in the system/ portal
Soil GIS map is created along with latitude-longitude coordinates
Intelligent Soil Health Card (SHC) is generated
Crop-wise recommended dose can be updated in the system/ portal
Soil-Crop fitment data can also be populated in the system/ portal
Agency are issued Barcoded Zip locked Bags
Agency creates Farmer Profile in the system including photo
Soil Sample collected
Soil sample is sent to lab for test

13. 360 Degree Soil Knowledge Solution for the farmers of West Bengal
মাটি তথ্য
Positive Impact of the proposed model
360 Degree Soil Knowledge Solution for the farmers of West Bengal
Farmer Friendly
Authentic & Scientific
Most advanced process at least cost
Accessed from Anywhere, anytime
Access via Web, Mobile or Print
Optimum use of ICT for Zero Human error
Unbiased Process flow

14. Expected Outcome
It will promote balanced and judicious use of plant nutrients.
Promotion of integrated nutrient system is expected to reduce the consumption of chemical fertilizers by 20%.
The productivity of selected crops is expected to increase significantly.
The demand for organic sources of plant nutrient like bio-fertilizers, organic manure, vermi-compost, slow release nitrogenous fertilizer like Neem/sulphur coated urea will increase, which in turn improve the soil fertility as well nutrient use efficiency.
Distribution of Soil Health Cards to all the farmers in a round of every three years to promote Soil Health Management.
Testing of 14 lacs soil samples as representative to all holdings in WB in 3 years cycle. Upgradation of 10 existing Govt STLs. Establishment of 34 new STLs in PPP mode.
Sample authentication, unbiased testing, seamless data uploading, real-time generation of soil map & real-time access of Smart Soil Health Card

15. Sample Universe & No of STLs

16. Project Pilot : Year 1

17. Related Schemes Centrally Sponsored Scheme- Soil Health Card
To issue SHC every 3 years to all farmers to address nutrient deficiencies in fertilization practices
To strengthen functioning of Soil Testing Laboratories (STLs) through capacity building
To diagnose soil fertility related constraints with standardized procedures for sampling uniformly
To develop and promote soil test based nutrient management for enhancing nutrient use efficiency
To build capacities of department staff and progressive farmers for promotion of nutrient management practices
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
Setting up New STL: 75% Assistance of total project cost to State Govt for SSTL subject to Maximum Limit of Rs 56 Lacs per SSTL/MSTL
Strengthening Existing STL: 75% of Assistance to State Govt subject to Maximum Limit of Rs 30 Lacs
Soil Health Card Univrersalization in WB (State Plan)
Soil Health Card also to capture in field observations like Soil Colour (if subsoil is darker than top soil), Compaction, Soil tilth, Depth of the soil, Surface hardness, Sub surface hardness, Soil Texture
Arrange manpower for new testing capacity
Arrange Software Development & Project management, monitoring, audit etc

18. Centrally Sponsored SHC Scheme

19. Proposed Implementing Agency:
NMSA & State Plan
Proposed Implementing Agency: