Kalaburagi, June 13 -- Even as farmers across Karnataka struggle with a shortage of fertilisers ahead of the sowing season, serious allegations have surfaced from Kalaburagi district regarding the sale of fake DAP fertiliser. Farmers have claimed that fertiliser bags sold under the name of DAP contain large quantities of sand and soil, causing huge losses to cultivators.

According to the farmers, several bags purchased from local dealers were found to contain only a small quantity of actual fertiliser. Upon opening the bags, they allegedly discovered that nearly 80 per cent of the contents consisted of sand and soil, while only around 20 per cent was genuine fertiliser.

The issue came to light after farmers inspected fertiliser bags pur...