Integrated Nutrient Management: a feasible way towards sustainable Agriculture

Satyam Gautam, Jyoti Singh

Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) as a feasible way towards sustainable agriculture that combines use of chemical fertilizers, organic manures and biofertilizers. INM reduces chemical fertilizer use by maintaining yields, improving soil health by increasing organic carbon and water retention capacity, helps to increase income benefits and reduces environmental pollution by minimizing nitrate leaching. This includes practical applications for some crops, implementation methods including soil testing, and addresses farmer obstacles like awareness gaps and organic manure availability, suggesting solutions through training programs and government subsidies and basically proving why INM is better than Conventional Agriculture.