Advantages of Fertilizers
- It increases production by increasing the crop intensity while multiple cropping is practiced. The increasing population demands better food security and fertilizer plays its role there.
- fertilizer is important for specific soil type Lateritic soil need more P & K, alluvial soil need more nitrogen and Sugarcane cultivation demands more potassium.
- Hybrid seed productivity increases with fertilizers.
- It is an invisible factor in the attainment of the goal of self-sufficiency in food grains.
One Nation One Fertiliser
One Nation One Fertilizer is a central government scheme introduced by the ministry of chemicals and fertilizer to bring uniformity in fertilizers. Fertilizers in India are a major subsidized area. Similarly, Government has come up with “Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna“. All the fertilizers will be sold under the name of BHARAT emphasizing “single brands for fertilizer and logo“.
India is 3rd largest producer of fertilizer after China and the USA and 2nd largest consumer of fertilizer after china. Fertilizer is important for agricultural growth and is targeted by the government for their better utilization.