CHANDIGARH: Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister, JP Dalal said on Tuesday that it is the priority of the state government to provide fertilizers to the farmers on time. He said that there is sufficient quantity of fertilizers available in the state.
Dalal said this during a meeting with the officials of Agriculture Department and representatives of fertilizer manufacturing companies here today. For sowing the next crops, fertilizers should be made available to the farmers according to the cultivable land in the districts of the state so that the farmers don’t face any problem regarding shortage of fertilizers.
The agriculture minister directed the officers that according to the demand of farmers, fertilizers should be distributed properly in the mustard sown areas so that the mustard can be sown on time. Keeping in mind the sowing of the next wheat crop, the data regarding the quantity of fertilizer required should be prepared at the district level and the fertilizer should be distributed accordingly, he added.
In the meeting, the officials apprised the minister that the Union Government had assured that more DAP fertilizer would be supplied for sowing of mustard and wheat crops. He also said that farmers should be made aware to use SSP fertilizer at the time of sowing of mustard as it is beneficial for mustard cultivation.
On this occasion, representatives of fertilizer companies apprised the minister that sufficient quantity of Urea, DAP, NPK, SSP fertilizers are available for sowing of next Rabi crops. He said that SSP fertilizer is best for sowing mustard as it contains phosphorus and sulfur element as well. NPK fertilizer should be used during sowing of wheat as it contains the three main elements which increase the crop yield.
While giving directions to the representatives of the fertilizer companies, the agriculture minister said that the dealers have been directed not to insist the farmers to buy pesticides along with fertilizers so that the expenses of the farmers can be reduced and they can get fertilizers as per their requirement.
