New Delhi, June 23 -- Delivering scientific knowledge to the farming community is crucial to changing the current trend of overusing subsidized fertilizers and addressing shifting agro-climatic conditions across India, according to Sanjiv Kanwar, Managing Director of Yara South Asia.

Speaking to ANI at the sidelines of the FICCI India Innovative Crop Nutrition Conclave 2026, Kanwar emphasised that balanced nutrition serves as the actual pathway to rising agricultural productivity rather than increasing the application of urea.

Kanwar stated that a major overspending occurs on the nitrogen side of agriculture, pointing to an imbalanced fertilizer application ratio of 10:4:1 in the country. Authorities have identified around 100 districts...