IFFCO's gift to farmers! Prices of NP Fertilisers slashed - Check new rates

In a gift to farmers ahead of Diwali, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has announced the reduction of Rs 50/bag in the price of NP 20:20:0:13 Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate Fertilisers across India with immediate effect on all stocks.

According to an IFFCO statement of the cost is reduced by Rs 1000/Tonn as support to farmers on Sulphur, a key input nutrient for the soil. This nutrient is very important for all type of oilseeds crops. It improves the quality of the crops and also helps in the good growth of the plants. This reduction of Rs 50/- per bag on NP 20:20:0:13 Fertilisers reducing agriculture input cost to farmers is inline with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of doubling the farmers income by 2022.

"IFFCO will keep on reducing prices wherever possible for farmers. Recently in September, 2020 IFFCO also announced that they will not increase any cost of DAP & NPK fertiliser in this Rabi season for the farmers," Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said in a statement.

Earlier, it was reported that the world's biggest fertiliser cooperative, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and Prasar Bharati have signed an MoU to broadcast and promote new agriculture technology and innovations. According to the agreement, DD Kisan will broadcast various innovative techniques being adopted in the agriculture field in easy language through a 30-minute programme series for the benefit of farmers.

To make the farmers Atma Nirbhar (self-dependent), it is necessary that these new agriculture techniques and their implementation should be explained to the farmers. This MoU will help in achieving this objective. IFFCO's innovations will be shared with farmers in easy language through DD Kisan in approximately 25 episodes.

Dr U.S. Awasthi, Managing Director of IFFCO, said that IFFCO has prepared an alternative of Urea which is Nanotechnology-based and will help farmers.  He said that it is a matter of joy that the innovations which can benefit farmers immensely will now be broadcasted on DD Kisan. It will also help achieve the target of doubling the income of farmers by 2022.

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India K. Vijay Raghavan stated this initiative as a historic step for the betterment of farmers.

IFFCO has innovative technology for the farmers and Doordarshan has a vast network across the country. The vast network of DD will help in explaining agriculture innovations to the farmers in easy language which will help them immensely.