In three years, crops will start getting 100 percent indigenous fertilizers, there will be no need to import

The good news for farmers is that foreign dependence on fertilizers is fast reducing. Urea production in the country has increased by about 60 lakh tonnes during the last nine years. Even now, 65 to 80 lakh tonnes of urea is falling short every year as compared to its requirement, which has to be bought from other countries.
With the help of nano urea, a big initiative has been taken in the direction of becoming self-sufficient by removing this deficiency. Within just two-three years, so much production of nano urea will start that there will be no need for import. The report of the Ministry of Fertilizer states that with the help of the three plants currently in operation, the production capacity of about 23 crore bottles of liquid urea has been achieved every year.
By the year 2025-26, production will start from six other plants as well. After that, the production of 44 crore bottles equivalent to about 195 lakh tonnes of granular urea will start. Liquid DAP is also to be produced in three of these plants. After that India will not need to import fertilizers. Nano fertilizer protects soil nutrients. Along with the efficiency of the soil, it also increases the amount of yield. The cost also comes down.
Being the most populous country, India also has to deal with the challenges of food security. The cost of fertilizers imported from other countries is very high. The cost of a 45 kg urea bag is Rs 2200, which is made available to the farmers for just Rs 242. It is clear that a grant of thousands of crores of rupees has to be given for the supply of timely and appropriate fertilizers for agriculture. Government funds can be relieved by increasing the production of liquid fertilizers and with this money other resources can be mobilized for farming.
Till nine years ago only 225 lakh tonnes of urea was produced in the country. This was increased to 284 lakh tonnes by the last financial year. About 350 to 360 lakh tonnes of urea is required annually for Rabi and Kharif crops. In the year 2019-20, 335.26 lakh tonnes of urea was required. The production was only 244.55 lakh tonnes. There was a shortfall of about 90 lakh tonnes. The reason was that the country's four big fertilizer plants of Sindri, Gorakhpur, Barauni, and Ramagundam were closed for years.
When these were restarted, production increased by 25 percent within a year. To further control this quantity of production, India has partnered with countries like Jordan, Canada, Russia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel, Tunisia, and South Africa to store two hundred lakh tonnes of various fertilizers for four years.