Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Pune Students Use Soil Testing Kits to Help Farmers
Some students in Pune learned how to test soil to help local farmers.
They used special kits to check the soil for important nutrients like nitrogen and potassium.
Around 15 farmers brought their soil samples to the school.
The students tested the soil and gave the farmers reports, telling them what their soil needed to grow healthy crops.
This helped the farmers save money and understand how to take better care of their land.
The project is now being expanded to help more students and farmers.
Deep Griha Academy students tested soil samples for local farmers.
Students in classes seven and eight used soil testing kits to analyze samples.
The project helped farmers understand soil health and reduce fertilizer use.
The initiative involved approximately 15 farmers from surrounding villages.
The school plans to expand the soil testing program to include more students and tests.
- Who
- Students from Deep Griha Academy, Pune, and local farmers
- What
- Students tested soil samples for farmers using soil testing kits.
- When
- December 2024 (soil testing event)
- Where
- Deep Griha Academy in Pune, India
- Why
- To help farmers understand soil health, reduce fertilizer use, and improve crop yields.
Farmers: Current Practices
Farmers: Practices Post Testing
Fertilizer Use
Farmers: Current Practices
May use unnecessary fertilizers due to lack of soil data.
Farmers: Practices Post Testing
Reduce fertilizer use based on soil test results and student advice.
- Location
- Deep Griha Academy, Pune, India
- Event Date
- December 2024
- Participants
- Class 7 & 8 students, local farmers
- Testing Kit
- Proximal Soilsens
- Number of Farmers Involved
- 15
- Villages Represented
- Yavat, Supa, Kedgaon, Kasurdi, Deulgaon Gada, Boripardhi