New Delhi, March 6 -- Fertilizer availability for the upcoming kharif season, starting in June, will remain adequate despite global supply chain disruptions triggered by the US-Israel-Iran war and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, the Centre assured on Friday in a press statement.

The department of fertilizers said India has a strong inventory buffer, supported by advance stocking and relatively lower consumption during the lean season. Total fertilizer stocks have risen 36.5% year-on-year to 17.73 million tonnes (mt) as of 6 March, compared with 12.98mt a year ago, according to official data.

Stocks of key nutrients have increased significantly. Urea availability stands at 5.93mt, while DAP (diammonium phosphate) stocks have reache...