Soil Salinity and Nutrient Deficiency Plague Farmlands in Kailali, Nepal

Kailali. Excessive salinity (salt) has been detected in the soil during testing in Kailali. Additionally, a deficiency of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium has been observed in the soil.

Soil testing was organized by the Community Cooperative Society Satti. To understand the soil condition before planting crops, soil was tested in Satti and Bhajani of Tikapur with the technical assistance of the Soil and Fertilizer Testing Laboratory Sundarpur, Directorate of Agricultural Development, Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Sudurpashchim Province Government.