{"id":184527,"date":"2022-05-14T20:58:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=184527"},"modified":"2022-05-14T20:58:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T15:28:49","slug":"fertiliser-supply-disrupted-how-does-government-plan-to-meet-shortfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/fertiliser-supply-disrupted-how-does-government-plan-to-meet-shortfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertiliser supply disrupted, how does government plan to meet shortfall?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India is facing challenges in maintaining its supply of fertilizers since the start of Ukraine-Russia war.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s total availability of fertilizer is calculated based on the 3 parameters: 1.) Opening stocks, 2.) Domestic production and 3.) Imports.<\/p>\n<p>India depends on imports for potash, which is used for manufacturing fertilisers.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What are the factors affecting the supply of fertilizers?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Covid induced disruptions:<\/strong> Major fertiliser exporters such as China reduced their exports due to production cuts. India was sourcing 40\u201345% of its phosphatic imports from China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Surge in demand<\/strong> for fertilisers in regions like Europe, America, Brazil, and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia Ukraine war<\/strong> has hindered the supply line of fertilizer. For example, Morocco procures ammonia from Russia for manufacturing DAP (diammonium phosphate).<\/p>\n<p>India domestic production is also affected due to war. The raw material required for domestic production is also not sufficiently available.<\/p>\n<p>Price is rising due to increased logistics and freight costs after covid.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What are the steps taken by the government to control fertiliser\u2019s supply?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Government has increased the Nutrients Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Kharif 2022.<\/p>\n<p>India has entered into a C2C (corporation to corporation) supply arrangement with Russian companies for 2.5 LMT DAP\/NPK every year for 3 years.<\/p>\n<p>India is preparing some alternative sources, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>For domestic production of urea, the government is focusing on reviving new production units.<\/p>\n<p>As per the news report, the government is exploring the option of domestically mining raw materials such as rock phosphate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> This post is created based on the article \u201c<strong>Fertiliser supply disrupted, how does government plan to meet shortfall?<\/strong>\u201d published in <strong>Indian Express<\/strong> on <strong>14<sup>th<\/sup> May 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India is facing challenges in maintaining its supply of fertilizers since the start of Ukraine-Russia war. India\u2019s total availability of fertilizer is calculated based on the 3 parameters: 1.) Opening stocks, 2.) Domestic production and 3.) Imports. India depends on imports for potash, which is used for manufacturing fertilisers. 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