Mumbai, May 26 -- The Centre on Monday asserted that there is adequate availability of fertilisers in the country to meet the demand of soil nutrients during the upcoming Kharif (summer-sown) season. At an inter-ministerial briefing on West Asia developments, Aparna S Sharma, Additional Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, said the domestic output post crisis has been good and the country is also importing fertilisers to ensure sufficient supply.

Moreover, she announced that the fertilisers stock is more than 50 per cent of projected Kharif demand, significantly higher than the usual 33 per cent. Further, it was also highlighted that The Department of Agriculture has assessed the fertiliser requirement for Kharif 2026 at 390.54 lakh ton...