Indian-Fertilizer-Scenario - Department of Fertilizers

M.K. Alagiri
Message
MINISTER OF
CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi -110115
With nearly 1.2 billion population, India requires a robust, modernized
agriculture sector to ensure the food security to its population. In order to
meet the food grain requirements, the agricultural productivity and growth
need to be sustained and further improved. It is imperative to manage critical
inputs and resources like cultivable land, irrigation, high yielding seeds and
fertilizers for a higher food production. Also, balanced use of fertilizers, based
on the soil conditions will certainly improve the agricultural productivity in
India. With the above objectives, this publication of Department of Fertilizers
is published every year for the benefit of the Fertilizer Industry. In order to
make useful information available to the public, policy makers and researchers,
the Department of Fertilizers is publishing “Indian Fertilizer Scenario-2010”
relating to fertilizer sector.
It has been constant endeavour to make the publication user-friendly and
to improve the coverage and content of the yearbook so that fuller perspective
of the information in the field of fertilizer of the year under reference is duly
presented.
I extend my best wishes to this publication.
(M.K. Alagiri)