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Farmers may not face fertiliser crisis this year with record-high imports in the pipeline, officials say

But there are worries about fulfilling demand for fiscal year 2021-22, beginning mid-July, as global prices of the vital farm inputs have shot up. Farmers may not face fertiliser crisis this year with record-high imports in the pipeline, officials say
According to the Agriculture Ministry, the annual demand for chemical fertiliser currently stands at more than 700,000 tonnes while official imports are just around 300,000 tonnes. POST FILE PHOTO
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Sangam Prasain
Published at : March 14, 2021
Updated at : March 14, 2021 22:09
Kathmandu

Sangam Prasain

Sangam Prasain is Business Editor at The Kathmandu Post, covering tourism, agriculture, mountaineering, aviation, infrastructure and other economic affairs. He joined The Kathmandu Post in October 2009.


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