Page 6 - Urea

After arhar, government plans to expand area under new moong variant

The moong variety has cleared all the field trials and has been circulated among farmers, gives an average yield of 10-12 quintals per hectare

Controls reason for thriving black market in urea

Good quantities of both domestic and imported urea find their way into neighbouring countries

Govt eases norms for import of industrial grade urea

The move is aimed at checking diversion, besides improving ease of doing business

Govt not to revise urea price for three years

Junior chemicals and fertilizer minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir says era of fertiliser shortage, including urea is over; farmers can now get their required quantity

Highest ever urea output of 24.5 mt in FY16

This could lead to reduction of import by two mt, the government said