Global Fertiliser Price Up, But Centre Shielded Farmers: PM In Gujarat
NDTV
"Despite difficulties due to the international situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic and more recently, the Russia-Ukraine war...government has tried to ensure that it will face the difficulties without letting the farmers get affected," PM Narendra Modi said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government has tried to ensure that farmers in the country are not affected even though the prices of fertilizers in international markets have soared due to the pandemic and ongoing war in Ukraine.
Inaugurating virtually a 'nano urea' plant of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) in the district, he said eight more such plants will be set up, and they can reduce our foreign dependence and save money.
The Prime Minister addressed the 'Sahkar Se Samruddhi' conclave of cooperative entities at the Mahatma Mandir auditorium here. He inaugurated the IFFCO plant virtually during the same event.
"With the liquid urea plant, the power of a full sack (50 kg) of urea has come into a half-litre bottle, leading to huge savings in transportation and storage. The plant will produce about 1.5 lakh bottles of 500 ml per day," he said, adding that eight more such plants will be set up in the country.
