ICARDA - NARC Islamabad

ration of the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA"), in 2014 for the period of two years with celebration of 10 partner institutes. The overall goal of the project is to successfully demonstrate and disseminate practices and technologies in soil management and to develop and provide supporting analytical tools and extension materials that can help farmers improve soil health and soil fertility in Pakistan. The specific objectives of the USDA-ICARDA project are:
i. To demonstrate and test research and extension plots in Pakistan with best management practices (BMPs) concerning the capacity to maintain or build soil organic matter (SOM) and to improve the soil health resulting in more effective soil moisture conservation and
soil fertility and reduce dependence of chemical fertilizers in this context also specific challenges that are facing in building SOM shall be addressed. To develop and disseminate agriculture extension messages, information material, and
tools to be used in Punjab, Sindh,KPK and Baluchistan in Pakistan for building SOM improving soil health, applying the "4Rs" (right type of fertilizer applied in the right amount at the right time In the right place), and balance fertilizer applications.