Nano DAP gains ground in Punjab amid shortage of traditional fertiliser

Traditional farming practices impact utilizing 1 oregon one-and-a-half bags of DAP, which is successful the signifier of granular, per acre per crop. In comparison, Nano DAP successful liquid form, necessitate lone a 500 ml vessel per acre, offering important outgo savings and biology benefits.

DAP is rather important for wheat and this twelvemonth determination was 30% shortage of DAP successful the opening of wheat sowing the perfect clip of which was from November 1 to 15. However, sowing is inactive continuing and respective farmers crossed the authorities could not get the required magnitude of DAP this year.

Punjab requires astir 5.50 lakh tonne of DAP for the Rabi play from October to April, during which wheat, potatoes and assorted different vegetables (grown successful 3 cycles) are cultivated. Wheat unsocial needs astir 4.35 lakh tonnes of DAP.

Harmail Singh Sidhu, IFFCO’s authorities selling manager, highlighted the cost-effectiveness of Nano fertilisers. He said that One vessel of 500 ML costing Rs 600 of Nano DAP, which is overmuch little than the Rs 1,350 required for a 50 kg container of accepted DAP, is capable for 1 acre. He said that till day 3.25 lakh bottles of DAP person been consumed successful Punjab against 1.5 lakh past twelvemonth but IFFCO aims to summation it’s usage implicit 1 cardinal bottles annually.

He added that nano DAP tin besides beryllium utilized to dainty seeds anterior to sowing (5 ml per kg of seeds) for amended results.

“A 200 ml to 230 ml Nano DAP is required for effect attraction if farmers are putting 40 oregon 45 kg wheat effect per acre.
The remaining 50% should beryllium utilized arsenic a foliar spray aft the crop’s leaves emerge,” helium said, adding that by cutting down the usage of granular fertiliser by 50% the ungraded and the situation would beryllium benefited.

Nano fertilisers are absorbed by plants with 90-95% efficiency, compared to the important nutrient nonaccomplishment of up to 60% successful accepted methods wherever fertilisers are sprinkled connected soil. This precocious absorption complaint not lone reduces biology contamination but besides preserves ungraded health, added Sidhu. Experts said that Nano fertilisers are indigenous and cost-effective, requiring nary subsidies, dissimilar imported DAP, which spot a dense fiscal load connected the country. The usage aligns with India’s goals of reducing dependency connected imports and promoting sustainable farming practices.

Farmers similar Gurpreet Singh from Bhagthala Kalan colony successful Faridkot territory who had witnessed the benefits firsthand for his maize harvest earlier this year, said that this clip due to the fact that of the non-availability of the accepted DAP helium had utilized nano DAP for sowing wheat harvest and hoping to get the bully results.

However, gathering assurance among farmers remains a challenge. Traditional fertilisers are profoundly entrenched successful farming practices, and Nano DAP, contempt its advantages, is inactive viewed with skepticism.

IFFCO has been doing respective trials to boost the assurance among farmers regarding its usage and determination are respective farmers who person utilized it nether IFFCO’ proposal are waiting for the results.

With rising consciousness of its cost-efficiency, biology benefits, and compatibility with drone technology, Nano DAP usage is expected to turn successful Punjab. While the existent surge is partially driven by the shortage of accepted DAP, experts judge its semipermanent adoption volition beryllium connected continued husbandman acquisition and objection of its effectiveness.