Bengaluru
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba addressed a media conference to dispel the rumours about fertilizer shortage in the country. Terming them as false and baseless, he requested the farmers not to believe the rumours.
Speaking at the press conference at Vikasa Soudha on October 28, Khuba said, “Complex fertilizer use has been increasing in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Karnataka in past two years. Farmers in the state will benefit if they adopt complex fertilizers. Complex fertilizers give better results than DAP. This is why the government is recommending the purchase of complex manure instead of DAP.”
Khuba said that there were rumours in certain quarters that there was going to be a fertilizer shortage in the country and farmers should collect enough fertilizers for the next four months. Such allegations, he said, are false and completely baseless. “As the Minister in charge of the Department of Fertilizers, I assure farmers that they will be made available the amount of fertilizer they require”, he added.
Speaking about nano fertilizers, Khuba said, “The production of nano urea has increased this year. Production of nano DAP will start from next year.”
The Union minister also said, “22 lakh metric tonnes of urea is available in Karnataka. Rabi Season needs 2 lakh metric tonnes of DAP, which will be produced. We have taken action in two factories.” He added that the monsoon season had seen good rainfall throughout the state of Karnataka and 78.51 lakh hectares of land had been sown.
“The supply of input material needed for sowing has been adequately addressed by the state. Arrangements have been made to supply fertilizers to the districts as a share of the central government”, Khuba stated.