No scarcity of fertilisers for kharif season: Mansukh Mandaviya

Chemical and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya mentioned Tuesday there will likely be no scarcity of fertilisers through the ensuing kharif season, including that India has signed a long-term settlement with Jordan-based corporations for provide of fertilisers, together with 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of DAP (di-ammonium phosphate).

“I have come back from Jordan after signing a long-term agreement for supply of 30 lakh metric tonnes of rock phosphate of the best grade. Besides, an agreement has also been signed for 2.75 LMT MOP [muriate of potash] and 2.5 LMT of DAP… The agreement is for five years,” he advised reporters.

“Our companies would get an assured supply,” the minister mentioned, including that related MoUs could be signed with different nations to spice up provide of fertilisers.

A high-level delegation led by Mandaviya visited Jordan from May 13-15 “for enhanced cooperation” within the fertiliser sector amid a world fertilizers “crisis”. He mentioned the MoUs have been signed with Jordan Phosphate Mining Company for provide of 30 LMT rock phosphate, 2.50 LMT DAP, 1 LMT phosphoric acid for the present yr. India has additionally signed a long-term MoU for five years with Jordan for annual provide of two.75 LMT MOP, which is able to uniformly rise yearly as much as 3.25 LMT, he mentioned. “Currently, we receive supply from there but it is not long term.”

The delegation visited the JPMC mines and phosphoric acid manufacturing services arrange by Jordan India Fertiliser Company. It additionally visited Arab Potash headquarters.

The growth comes at a time when fertilizer provide has been disrupted by the Russia-Ukraine warfare and costs of the vitamins within the worldwide market have risen sharply in current months.

Asserting that there could be no scarcity of fertilisers throughout kharif season this yr, Mandaviya mentioned the Narendra Modi authorities is “a pro-poor and pro-farmer government” and is “committed to providing assured supply of fertilisers to the farmers”.

“There is no shortage of fertilisers in the country,” Mandaviya mentioned, including that the federal government has taken “proactive measures” to make sure enough provide to the farmers forward of the kharif season, each by ramping up home manufacturing and partnerships with different nations.

“In several countries, rationing of fertilisers is being done but we have not taken any such step in India,” Mandaviya mentioned. He mentioned fertiliser provide has been affected due to the Russia-Ukraine warfare. Several corporations had been attempting to get profit out of this case by elevating their costs, he mentioned.