Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched IFFCO’s nano liquid DAP fertiliser for commercial sale at Rs 600 per 500 ml bottle and exhorted farmers to use nano urea and DAP extensively to make the country self-reliant and reduce import dependence.The government’s fertiliser subsidy bill was Rs 2.25 lakh crore in 2022-23.
One bottle (500 ml) of nano liquid DAP (Di-ammonium phosphate) is equivalent to one bag (50kg) of conventional granular DAP, which is currently being sold at Rs 1,350. In June 2021, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) launched the world’s first nano urea fertiliser and now it has developed nano DAP.
IFFCO’s nano DAP fertiliser was approved by the Agriculture Ministry and notified in the Fertiliser Control Order (FCO) in March this year based on its encouraging results.
Addressing the launch event here on April 26, Shah said, “Launch of IFFCO’s nano liquid DAP is an important beginning towards becoming self-reliant in the fertiliser sector”.
The minister expressed concern over the impact of excessive use of conventional chemical fertilisers on soil quality and the health of people. Shah said the use of IFFCO Nano DAP will enhance both the quality and quantity of crop production and improve soil health as the liquid fertilisers are sprayed on plants.
The use of nano fertilisers will contribute a lot in restoring fertility of land and also reducing the threat to the health of crores of Indians caused by chemical nutrients.
