Training list Usage of “Upazila Land and Soil Resources Utilization Guidelines”: 1. Introduction to Guidelines. 2. Explanation of technical terms used in the guidelines. 3. Use of soil and landform maps. 4. Assessment of crop utility and potential crop yields. 5. Soil and Fertilizer Management. 6. Fertilizer recommendations based on crop and cropping pattern type. 7. Fertilizer recommendation method based on current cropping system based on land and soil characteristics and soil nutrient content. 8. Other areas of use of upazila guidelines including selection of demonstration plots. 9. Identification of problem areas and marking of areas for implementation of development plans.
Soil and Fertilizer Management Issues: 1. Soil sample collection method 2. Detection of adulterated fertilizers at field level 3. Fertilizer Sampling Procedures 4. Introduction and specification of fertilizers used in Bangladesh 5. Use of balanced fertilizers 6. Disadvantages of excess fertilizer use 7. Essential and essential nutrients of crops and their deficiency symptoms 8. Method of production and use of organic fertilizers 9. Time and method of application of chemical fertilizers 10. Salinity management in crop production 11. Problematic soil management
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS