Common constraints encountered by the farmers in adoption of INM technology

• Non-availability of FYM
• Difficulties in growing green manure crops
• Non-availability of biofertilizers
• Non-availability of soil testing facilities
• High cost of chemical fertilizers
• Non-availability of water
• Lack of knowledge and poor advisory services
• Non-availability of improved seeds
• Soil conditions

Goals of INM

• To maintain soil productivity.
• To ensure productive and sustainable agriculture.
• To reduce expenditure on costs of purchased inputs by using farm manure and crop residue etc.
• To utilize the potential benefits of green manures, leguminous crops and biofertilizers.
• To prevent degradation of the environment.
• To meet the social and economic aspirations of the farmers without harming the natural resource base of the agricultural production.