KATHMANDU, July 7: Paddy transplantation has begun across the country with the onset of monsoon this year.
And farmers have not faced shortage of chemical fertilizers like in previous years. More than 40,500 metric tons of chemical fertilizers have been sold and distributed in the first 19 days of the month of Asar.
Govt has stock of over 115,000 metric tons of chemical fertiliz...
According to government data, a total of 40,569.25 metric tons of chemical fertilizers have reached farmers' fields through Agricultural Inputs Company Limited and Salt Trading Corporation.
“In the past years, farmers were forced to suffer due to lack of chemical fertilizers during the main paddy transplanting season,” says Deepa Dahal, press and research expert to the Prime Minister. “But this time, the government has made the supply management, storage and distribution scientific and efficient, so farmers are easily getting fertilizers at the time of demand.”
Out of the total distribution, the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited has handled a large share of the distribution by supplying 26,994.65 metric tons of fertilizer while the Salt Trading Corporation has addressed the market demand by supplying 13,574.6 metric tons of fertilizer to the consumers. The fertilizers made available include urea, DAP and potash.
Press and research expert Dahal says, “The fact that nearly five thousand metric tons of fertilizer reached the hands of farmers without any obstacles on Asar 15 is in itself a strong proof of the effectiveness of the government mechanism and its accountability towards farmers. The Prime Minister’s Office is continuously monitoring and coordinating to prevent a shortage of fertilizer in the coming days as well.”
Due to timely budget assurance, preparation of the foreign procurement process, and continuous monitoring of depots in each district, the stock of chemical fertilizers has been sufficient this year.
