If the goal is to get healthier soils and big harvests, integrated nutrient management (INM) and regenerative agriculture work hand-in-hand. INM is all about mixing organic inputs like compost, manures, and crop residues with judicious amounts of chemical fertilizers and biofertilizers giving plants what they need while keeping soil fertility up for the long term. It’s far better than dumping only chemical fertilizers, since organic matter builds up soil structure and feeds good microbes, while crop rotation and green manuring keep nutrient cycles humming and pest pressure down.

Regenerative agriculture, meanwhile, focuses on boosting the ecosystem think minimal tillage, cover crops, biodiversity, and continuous soil cover. These techniques rebuild soil organic matter, improve water absorption, and create a sponge-like soil structure that holds onto nutrients and moisture even during tough seasons. As soil health improves, crop yields almost always stabilize or go up and the field handles pests and weather swings with less panic. Farmers even report lower costs since healthy soils mean fewer chemicals needed and better yields over time.

So, when INM and regenerative practices are used together, the whole system gets stronger. The soil retains more nutrients, microbes thrive, and plants grow deeper roots. More resilient fields, more sustainable harvests plus, it’s good for the planet with less runoff and more carbon stored in the soil. The best part, Both approaches are pretty flexible; farmers can adjust nutrient sources and crop mixes to fit their land and climate, keeping yields high without trashing the soil for the next generation.

INM-Considerations over following points may improve the soil fertility status: a) Organic resources and their efficient recycling eg. livestock ,human wastes and crop residues b)Use of bio fertilizers eg.Rhizobium,Azotobacter,BGA,PSB,VAM c)Use of Soil amendments eg. Gypsum/Pyrite etc d)Cropping systems for better integrated nutrient management.

INM- The application of organic and inorganic fertilizers as well as appropriate land uses such as forestry could improve the soil quality (Health) of the particular area yields.

Integrated nutrient management (INM) combined with regenerative agriculture practices restores soil organic matter, improves microbial activity, reduces chemical fertilizer dependency, and enhances nutrient cycling, thereby ensuring long-term soil health while maintaining high yields essential for food security and sustainable agricultural growth.