Experts identify policy gaps in fertilizer application in India
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03.01.19
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Imbalanced application of different plant nutrients through fertilizers is a widespread problem in India. The major reasons are lack of adequate knowledge among farmers about the nutritional requirement of crops, poor access to proper guidelines on the right use of plant nutrients, inadequate policy support through government regulations, and distorted and poorly targeted subsidies.
Photo: Dakshinamurthy Vedachalam/CIMMYT
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