Goals of INM
- To maintain soil productivity.
- To ensure productive and sustainable agriculture.
- To reduce expenditure on costs of purchased inputs by using farm manure and crop residue etc.
- To utilize the potential benefits of green manures, leguminous crops and biofertilizers.
- To prevent degradation of the environment.
- To meet the social and economic aspirations of the farmers without harming the natural resource base of the agricultural production.
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Objectives of INM
- To reduce the inorganic fertilizer requirement.
- To restore organic matter in soil.
- To enhance nutrient use efficiency.
- To maintain soil quality in terms of physical, chemical and biological properties.
- To maintain or enhance soil productivity through balanced use of mineral fertilizers combined with organic and biological sources of plant nutrients.
- To improve the stock of plant nutrients in the soil.
- To improve the efficiency of plant nutrients, thus limiting losses to the environment.