A farmers’ interaction and training program on the campaign “Balanced Use of Fertilizers (BUF)” was organized by Team-1 MGMG group of ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar, at Garedipanchan village, Balipatna block, Khordha district on 04.05.2026. Altogether 40 farmers participated in the meeting, of which 23 were women farmers. The meeting commenced at 03:30 PM. At the outset, Dr. D. Sethi introduced the necessity of the BUF campaign to the farmers and discuss several aspects of BUF. Thereafter, Dr. B. K. Sethy highlighted several engineering aspects for efficient resource use on farms. Dr. D. Ghosh. then discussed in detail various components of BUF, including vermicomposting, organic manuring, residue incorporation, green manuring, natural farming and other good agronomic practices for improving nutrient use efficiency. Subsequently, Dr. P. Deb Roy emphasized the importance of soil test–based nutrient management, including the application of fertilizers, soil amendments, bio-fertilizers, and micronutrients. The farmers also actively interacted with the resource persons during the session. The meeting concluded at 5:30 PM with a vote of thanks to the farmers proposed by Dr. D. Sethi.
