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 IFFCO will use the ammonia supplied by ACME for manufacturing complex fertilisers at Paradeep unit in Odisha and Kandla unit in Gujarat.

Cooperative fertiliser major IFFCO announced that company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with renewable energy company ACME for supply of commercial grade ammonia. Under the terms of the agreement, ACME will supply approximately 200,000 metric tons of ammonia to IFFCO, manufactured through a renewable energy route. This collaboration is aligned with the National Green Hydrogen Mission, spearheaded by the Prime Minister, aiming to position India as a global hub for the production, utilization, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.

Ammonia will be produced at ACME’s plant in Gopalpur, Odisha using renewable energy and supply the same to Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), company mentioned. Ammonia is an important base material for fertilisers.

The cooperative said that it will use the ammonia supplied by ACME for manufacturing complex fertilisers at Paradeep unit in Odisha and Kandla unit in Gujarat.

IFFCO also mentioned that ACME would retain a green credit and trade in the form of ITMO (Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes) with other countries under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The initiative will lead to significant decarbonisation of the economy, reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports, and enable India to assume technology and market leadership in green hydrogen, it added.

Birinder Singh, Director IFFCO said, “This is a step forward in our ongoing efforts to innovate in the field of fertilizer production and supply.”

Hiren Mehta, Chief Commercial Officer at ACME, said, “This partnership with IFFCO represents a significant leap forward in our mission to promote sustainable energy solutions. The MoU will pave the way to sign bilateral agreements between India and other countries under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement”.

 IFFCO will use the ammonia supplied by

Agro chems – Chemicals, Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy, India

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the availability and use of fertilisers in India 

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Health & Family Welfare interacted with State Agriculture Ministers on the availability and use of fertilisers in the country. During the meeting, he also reviewed the progress of nano urea, nano DAP and the promotion of alternate fertilisers at the field level and steps initiated by the States in this regard.

At the outset, Dr Mandaviya informed all the States that there is adequate availability of fertilisers in the country with the present level of 150 LMT stocks. This stock will not only take care of the ongoing Kharif Season but will also ensure a comfortable opening for the forthcoming Rabi Season.

Dr Mandaviya highlighted the necessity of reducing the excessive use of chemical fertilisers to save soil. He reiterated that Union Government has already taken a step in the form of the PM PRANAM scheme. The efforts also include the introduction of slow-release Sulphur Coated Urea (Urea Gold), nano urea, nano DAP etc. to promote the use of alternate fertilisers to save mother earth. The State Government expressed the willingness to be active participants in this resolve.

There was a discussion on the initiative of PMKSKs across the country which are acting as One-Stop-Shop catering to all the needs of farmers in one place. He appealed to all the State Agriculture Ministers and State Government Officials to regularly visit these PMKSKs and spread awareness among farmers.

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the availability and

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Start ups

The initiative targets to support sectors like seeds, fertilisers, warehousing, soil nutrients, harvest/post-harvest crop management, and food processing units

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a plan to enhance the state’s agricultural value by investing approximately Rs 3,800 crore in agricultural start-ups.

The initiative targets to support sectors like seeds, fertilisers, warehousing, soil nutrients, harvest/post-harvest crop management, and food processing units. The scheme covers agricultural and horticultural crops along with allied farm activities such as pisciculture, sericulture, and food processing.

The state intends to approve a minimum of five agricultural ventures and start-ups each month in all 75 districts. By streamlining the loan process, the government hopes to extend the benefits of the scheme to over 3,000 agricultural entrepreneurs and young farmers.

The funding for this endeavour will be sourced from the Centre’s Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme, which focuses on investing in medium- and long-term community agricultural assets at the local level. To be eligible for a credit line from designated commercial banks, the project must have a value exceeding Rs 1 crore.

The initiative targets to support sectors like

Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy, India

Move to ensure the availability of fertilisers to farmers at subsidized, affordable and reasonable prices

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilisers for revision in Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for various nutrients i.e. Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potash (K) and Sulphur (S) for Rabi Season 2022-23 and approved NBS rates for Kharif Season, 2023 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilisers.

The Subsidy on P&K fertilisers is governed by the NBS Scheme. The government has approved a revision in the NBS rates for Rabi 2022-2023 effective from 01.01.23 to 31.03.2023 and approved the NBS rates for Kharif, 2023 to make available 25 grades of Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilisers to farmers at subsidised prices.

The government will be providing a subsidy of Rs. 38,000 crores for Kharif 2023 to fulfil its commitment to providing quality and subsidised P&K fertilisers to farmers. The Cabinet decision will have the two-fold benefit of ensuring the availability of DAP and other P&K fertilisers to farmers at subsidised, affordable and reasonable prices during the Kharif season and will also ensure rationalisation of subsidy on P&K fertilisers.

Move to ensure the availability of fertilisers

Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy, India, Supply Chain

11 persons were jailed under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies (PBM) Act

Multipronged measures are being taken by the Department of Fertilisers, Government of India for deterrence against any malpractices and to ensure quality fertilisers for the farmers, under the directions of Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers. These measures have resulted in averting the diversion and black marketing of fertilisers in the country.

Special teams of dedicated officers called Fertiliser Flying Squads (FFS) have been formed to keep a strict vigil and to check diversion, black marketing, hoarding and supply of sub-standard quality fertilisers across the country.

The Fertiliser Flying Squads have conducted over 370 surprise inspections across 15 states/UTs which included mixture units, Single Superphosphate (SSP) units and NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium) units. Consequentially, 30 FIRs have been registered for diversion of urea, and 70,000 bags have been seized of suspected urea (from Gujarat, Kerala, Haryana, Rajasthan and Karnataka (excl. GSTN seizure). Of which 26199 bags have been disposed of as per FCO guidelines). The FFS has also inspected three border districts of Bihar (Araria, Purnia, W.Champaran) and 3 FIRs have been filed against urea diverting units; 10 including 3 mixture manufacturing units in border districts have been de-authorised.

112 mixture manufacturers have been deauthorised due to several discrepancies and lapses found in documentation and procedures. Sample testing has also been ramped up with 268 samples tested as of now, of which 89 (33 per cent) have been declared sub-standard and 120 (45 per cent) found with neem oil content. For the first time, 11 persons have been jailed under the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies (PBM) Act for the diversion and black marketing of urea in the last year. Several other legal and administrative proceedings have also been exercised by states through the Essential Commodities (EC) Act and Fertiliser Control Order (FCO).

11 persons were jailed under the Prevention

Agro chems – Fertilizers, India, Sustainability

Focus in the seminar will be on tech for green fertilisers, sustainable agriculture, green financing and optimising cost of logistics

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, and Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Annual Seminar 2022 (Fertiliser Sector by 2030) at New Delhi. Arun Singhal, Secretary Department of Fertilisers, Arvind Chaudhary, DG FAI, KS Raju, Chairman FAI and representatives of Industries and other senior officials of the Ministry were also present on the occasion.

This year FAI Annual Seminar is devoted to the theme ‘Fertiliser Sector by 2030’ and there will be presentation on technologies for green fertilisers, worldwide developments in sustainability area, sustainable agriculture, green financing and optimising cost of logistics. The presentations and discussion in the Seminar will result in some useful recommendations which will be useful for policy makers and for all those concerned with farm and fertiliser sectors.

While addressing the occasion, Mansukh Mandaviya stated that one of the important components for ensuring food security is fertilisers. He said that during the last three years, there has been a huge increase in fertilisers and raw materials prices. The minister informed “our government has brought various reforms and ensured that fertilisers are made available at affordable prices to Indian farmers. We have done this by increasing the amount of fertiliser subsidy from $10 Billion for the pre-pandemic year 2019-20 to almost $27 Billion in the current year. 

The Minister further said “The world today faces severe challenges in the rising costs and availability of fertilisers. There is a dire need for our global partners to have reasonable and transparent mechanisms and take long-term views in dealing with issues of fertilisers in the larger interest of global food security”. He added that the world is still dealing with three shocks conflict in Ukraine, the consequences of Covid 19 and climatic disturbances. Together these factors make a powerful case to grow our supply chains and strengthen self-reliance to meet food and health security goals.

Mandaviya said,“Long-term Agreements and MoUs will have an important role to play in making steady progress in this direction. Our government has facilitated various such agreements and MoUs between Indian Fertiliser companies and foreign suppliers to ensure stability in fertiliser supplies to our farmers”.

He added, “India’s economic recovery is propelled by reforms in various areas including manufacturing, labour, agriculture, education, and of course, improving the ease of doing business. Towards this direction, concrete steps are taken to promote Make in India’ in the fertiliser sector by reviving 5 closed urea plants. By 2025, India will become self-sufficient in urea. One of the recently introduced schemes of our government is ‘One Nation One Fertiliser’ under which Urea, MOP, DAP and NPK will be sold under the uniform Bharat brand to bring uniformity in the quality and brands”.

The minister also informed another initiative introduced is the concept of “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras” to convert all retail fertiliser outlets of about 3 lakhs into single window service centres for the farmers.

The Chemical and Fertilisers Minister strongly urged the industry to look at developing new farm solutions for improving nutrient use efficiency as it positively impacts the entire value chain and will significantly help in achieving sustainable goals. He also said that the industry must drive research efforts towards alternative fertilisers and new-age smart solutions. Nano fertilisers are an excellent example towards optimising efficiency, economy and ecology.

On this occasion, Union Minister also released three FAI publications and FAI Data portal. This portal will create a uniform data base and avoid manual input of data by FAI.

Focus in the seminar will be on

Agro chems – Fertilizers, Agrotech, India, Sustainability

To enhance crop and soil specific fertiliser systems and improvements to nutrient use efficiency, balanced soil nutrition

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $30 million loan with Smartchem Technologies Limited (STL) to finance capital expenditure and research and development of enhanced-efficiency specialty fertilisers as well as investments to promote energy efficiency, health, and safety.

In addition, an accompanying technical assistance grant will focus on improving the climate resilience of up to 4,000 smallholder farmers through building their soil management and financial literacy skills.

“ADB’s financial assistance will help us to further improve our enhanced efficiency specialty fertiliser business including applied R&D and grass-root farmer training initiatives. It is encouraging to have our efforts towards crop and soil specific fertiliser systems and improvements to nutrient use efficiency and balanced soil nutrition, validated by international partners like ADB,” said STL Chairman and Managing Director S C Mehta. “We will continue to strive to deliver our vision of raising the yield and quality of Indian agriculture to the global best. We look forward to growing this partnership with ADB.”  

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.

To enhance crop and soil specific fertiliser