12/06/2026
"Khet Bachao Abhiyan" – a nationwide campaign launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare – aims to promote soil test-based balanced fertilizer use, improve soil health, and encourage sustainable farming practices. As part of the campaign during June 2026, ICAR–KVK, Bengaluru Rural District, in collaboration with the other regional stakeholders, organised awareness programmes, training sessions, demonstrations, and exhibitions at KVK premises on 12.6.2026.
The KVK team, along with the scientists of other ICAR institutes, including ICAR-NDRI, SRS, sensitized farmers on soil testing, balanced nutrient management, integrated nutrient management, natural farming, organic agriculture, and promotion of animal husbandry-based agriculture systems for sustainable farming practices.