Nano DAP might hit the market by the next kharif season, says official

Single superphosphate to be included in 'One Nation, One Fertiliser' scheme in the next few months

The government is confident about the proposed nano-diammonium phosphate (n-DAP) being available to farmers from the next kharif season. A senior official said all requisite approvals are likely to be in place before n-DAP is made available.

As innovative as nano urea, n-DAP is being developed jointly by the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative, in association with a private player.

“n-DAP field trials are nearly over. We are hopeful of it being available to farmers from the next kharif season,” said the official.

According to preliminary estimates, a 500 litre bottle of n-DAP is expected to be priced at around Rs