Neem Coated Urea
Sales of neem coated urea has increased during last three years. Details of sales of neem-coated urea during the years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 are given below:
(Figures in Lakh MT)
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
36.23 | 50.50 | 63.41 |
Sixteen fertilizer companies namely Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited, Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited, Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited, Indo Gulf Fertilizers, Kanpur Fertilizer & Cements Limited, Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited, KRIBHCO Shyam Fertilizers Limited, Madras Fertilizers Limited, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, National Fertilizers Limited, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shriram Fertilizers & Chemicals, SPIC and Tata Chemicals Limited have started production and sale of neem coated urea.
This information was given today by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Shri Mohanbhai Kundaria in the Lok Sabha.