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Nepal to import around 210,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer by mid-August

The ministry has initiated a process to import the required quantity of chemical fertilizer through different channels to ensure an adequate supply for paddy cultivation.
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KATHMANDU, July 1: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment has prepared to import around 210,000 metric tonnes of chemical fertilizer by mid-August.



The ministry has initiated a process to import the required quantity of chemical fertilizer through different channels to ensure an adequate supply for paddy cultivation.


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Thirty thousand metric tonnes of urea fertilizer to be imported from India under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement is expected to arrive in Nepal in the first week of August.


Of the 180,000 metric tonnes of chemical fertilizer to be imported through a global tender from different countries, 60,000 metric tonnes will be DAP fertilizer and 120,000 metric tonnes will be urea fertilizer.


The ministry has set a target of importing the highest quantity of chemical fertilizer so far this year. It has also made arrangements to register complaints through a hotline number (9700099113) and QR code from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm if black marketing or irregularities in the distribution of chemical fertilizer are found at the local level.


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