India faces constraints in the availability of natural gas, which is preferred for nitrogenous fertilizers production. It also has near total dependence on imports for phosphatic fertilizers and their raw materials due to limited domestic rock phosphate reserves. The country is fully import dependent for potash as well. To improve self-sufficiency, the document suggests increasing biofertilizer use, establishing joint ventures abroad in resource-rich countries for production with buyback agreements, and long-term supply agreements for fertilizers and inputs. It also proposes acquiring fertilizer raw materials from overseas.
India faces constraints in the availability of natural gas, which is preferred for nitrogenous fertilizers production. It also has near total dependence on imports for phosphatic fertilizers and their raw materials due to limited domestic rock phosphate reserves. The country is fully import dependent for potash as well. To improve self-sufficiency, the document suggests increasing biofertilizer use, establishing joint ventures abroad in resource-rich countries for production with buyback agreements, and long-term supply agreements for fertilizers and inputs. It also proposes acquiring fertilizer raw materials from overseas.
India faces constraints in the availability of natural gas, which is preferred for nitrogenous fertilizers production. It also has near total dependence on imports for phosphatic fertilizers and their raw materials due to limited domestic rock phosphate reserves. The country is fully import dependent for potash as well. To improve self-sufficiency, the document suggests increasing biofertilizer use, establishing joint ventures abroad in resource-rich countries for production with buyback agreements, and long-term supply agreements for fertilizers and inputs. It also proposes acquiring fertilizer raw materials from overseas.
Problems constraints in the availability of Natural Gas in the country
which is the preferred feedstock for production of
nitrogenous fertilizers, a near total dependence on imports for Phosphatic fertilizer (finished product) and its raw materials very limited reserves of rock phosphate in the country full import dependence for Potash Suggestions Bio fertilizers establish Joint Ventures in Countries which are rich in fertilizer resources for production facilities with buyback arrangements enter into long term agreement for supply of fertilizers and fertilizer inputs to India.
acquisition of the fertilizer raw materials abroad.