{"id":226680,"date":"2023-02-15T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=226680"},"modified":"2023-02-20T13:03:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T07:33:28","slug":"boosting-productivity-nano-fertilisers-will-improve-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/boosting-productivity-nano-fertilisers-will-improve-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting productivity – Nano-fertilisers will improve efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cBoosting productivity – Nano-fertilisers will improve efficiency\u201d <\/strong>published in the Business Standard <\/b>on\u00a015th February 2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus<\/strong>: GS 3 \u2013 Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies.<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: About advantages of Nano-fertilisers.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: Recently, the government approved the commercial release of nano-DAP (di-ammonium phosphate). The first batch of nano-DAP will hit the market in the upcoming kharif sowing season.<\/p>\n

About nano-DAP<\/strong><\/h2>\n

DAP is the second-most used plant nutrient in India.\u00a0The actual production cost of conventional DAP is around Rs 4,000 per bag.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, a 500 ml bottle of nano-DAP, equivalent to a 50-kg bag of conventional DAP, is likely to cost the farmers around Rs 600. It is less than half the subsidised price of Rs 1,350 for normal DAP.<\/p>\n

About other nano-fertilisers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The government already rolled out nano-urea<\/a><\/strong> in 2021. Urea is the most-consumed fertiliser in India.<\/p>\n

Nano versions of the third-most important plant nutrient potash and micronutrients like zinc and copper are said to be in advanced stages of development.<\/p>\n

What are the advantages of Nano-fertilisers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

More effective suppliers of plant nutrition<\/strong>: Nano-fertilisers containing soil nutrients in ultra-minuscule-sized particles, measuring less than one-billionth of a millimetre. They generally prove more effective suppliers of plant nutrition because of a)<\/strong> the larger number of particles per unit of volume, b)<\/strong> a higher cumulative surface area, c)<\/strong> greater water solubility and d)<\/strong> after sprayed on leaves, nano-particles easily penetrate the stomata and other openings to get assimilated in plant cells.<\/p>\n

Hence, they also provide increased yield on the field. For instance, crops sprayed with liquid nano-urea have been found to give a 3-16% higher yield than those treated with equivalent quantities of granulated urea.<\/p>\n

Saving on fertiliser subsidies<\/strong>: India’s fertiliser subsidy bill is estimated at Rs 2.25 trillion this year. It can be dropped down to nill with the introduction of nano-fertilisers.<\/p>\n

Provide chances for export<\/strong>: The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative, which has pioneered the research, development and commercialisation of these patent-protected nano fertilisers is already receiving requests from other countries for nano fertilisers.<\/p>\n

The other advantages<\/strong> are, a)<\/strong>\u00a0Nano-fertilisers will make India self-reliant in vital farm inputs, b)<\/strong> minimise the damage to the environment as they do not pollute air, soil and water like normal fertilisers do, c)<\/strong> facilitate higher farm output at a lower cost to boost the profitability of agriculture and d)<\/strong> raise farmers\u2019 income.<\/p>\n

They make farming sustainable and eco-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cBoosting productivity – Nano-fertilisers will improve efficiency\u201d published in the Business Standard on\u00a015th February 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies. Relevance: About advantages of Nano-fertilisers. News: Recently, the government approved the commercial release of nano-DAP (di-ammonium phosphate). The first batch of… Continue reading Boosting productivity – Nano-fertilisers will improve efficiency<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,216],"class_list":["post-226680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}