Tag: Fertiliser Shortage

A farmer Kartik Panda said, “We have been roaming around for fertilizers, but there is severe shortage. So, we have been going from one shop to another shop.”

Some 5T feedback forms filed up by farmers have suggested that they are facing extreme troubles even before availing agricultural loans. Farmers have also alleged that the officials demanded more money while sanctioning agricultural loans and purchasing of fertilisers, and seeds.

State's BJP Krushak Morcha President Pradip Purohit said, "Centre has supplied adequate quantity of urea fertilisers to Odisha. However, the ruling government has miserably failed to monitor the stock.

Scanty rainfall and shortage of Urea continues to pile up worries for the farmers in the State. While some farmers are not getting fertilizer at the LAMPS, some are forced to buy the same at higher prices from private sources. Shortage of Urea along with rainfall deficit has created a double whammy situation for the farming community already reeling under Covid crisis.

Sundergarh: Unavailability of sufficient fertilisers triggered sharp resentment among farmers in Sundergarh district of Odisha today. As per reports, a group of farmers had gathered at Bonai LAMPS today for fertilisers. However, after allegedly failing to get sufficient fertilisers, they blocked the main road to Bonai Town and also NH 215 near Lahunipara. Without sufficient […]

Bhubaneswar: Acute shortage of fertiliser at the peak of Kharif crop season has hit the farmers hard by adversely affecting their agricultural work across the State. Amid Covid pandemic, farmers in several districts of the State fear that they might have to bear huge losses this season due to the shortage of fertiliser. Farmers from […]