Mobile lab will provide free testing of soil samples at farmers door step

NEW DELHI, 29 June 2020: In order to give further boost to the Soil Testing facility in the country for promoting appropriate use of fertilizers, National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has launched five mobile soil testing labs for testing the soil samples at the doorstep of farmers free of cost.

V N Datt, chairman and managing director along with directors and senior officials flagged off one such Mobile Lab from the premises of NFL Corporate Office in Noida today. 

These Mobile Labs, loaded with latest soil testing equipment, shall be used for macro and micro nutrient analysis of soil. In addition to this, these Mobile Labs are also equipped with Audio-Video system to educate farmers on various agricultural topics, the company said in a statement.

Other than the Mobile Soil Testing Labs, the company is also serving farming community through six Static Soil Testing Labs located in different parts of country.

All these Labs tested around 25,000 soil samples free of cost in the year 2019-20