#Fertilisers

The subsidy budget for 2026-27 is Rs 1.71 lakh crore. The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could push the subsidy bill to between Rs 2.5 lakh crore and Rs 3 lakh crore

The declines have been much lower, at 0.6% and 1.4% respectively, for di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and single super phosphate (SSP).

UNION MINISTER Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced that the Agriculture Ministry will launch a month-long campaign — ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ — from June 1 to promote balanced use of fertilisers and encourage natural farming practices among farmers…

India has enough land, water and sunshine for growing crops. But that’s not the case with fertilisers, where it is overwhelmingly import-dependent

Amid global supply disruptions, a new challenge emerges for the Agriculture Ministry as lab reports show significant deficiencies in nitrogen and phosphorus levels in IFFCO fertiliser samples.

The Green Revolution’s success was underpinned by fossil fuels-based inputs — from fertilisers and diesel to crop protection chemicals. That model faces a reality check today.

2026-27 could well be a perfect storm for Indian agriculture, but also an opportunity for reforms where kicking the can down the road is no longer an option