Context: India has achieved an all-time high fertilizer production of 524.62 lakh tonnes in 2025, meeting nearly 73% of its total fertilizer demand through domestic supply. About Government Boosts Fertilizer Security: What it is? Fertilizer security refers to ensuring the timely, affordable, and uninterrupted availability of fertilizers such as Urea, DAP, NPKs and SSP to …
Syllabus: Agriculture Source: IE Context: The Indian government is strategizing to reduce the consumption of high-analysis fertilizers like Urea, Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP), and Muriate of Potash (MOP) due to their heavy import dependence and economic burden. Status of Urea, DAP, and Potash in India: Urea: Production Capacity: India produces 31.4 million tonnes (MT) of Urea …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies Source: IE Context: None of the government measures has succeeded in reducing urea consumption in India. Background: In 2015, the Centre made it mandatory to coat all indigenously manufactured and imported urea with neem oil. This was followed by replacing 50-kg …
