Farmers to be encouraged to use alternate fertilizers such as SSP, NPK and nano fertilizers
KOTA, OCTOBER 7. District Collector Piyush Samaria on Wednesday directed officials to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers for farmers during the upcoming Rabi season and maintain strict monitoring of the distribution system.
Addressing a review meeting of the Agriculture Department at the Collectorate Auditorium, the Collector stressed the need for effective monitoring of fertilizer distribution and ensuring that farmers receive fertilizers as per the prescribed system. He also directed officials to educate farmers about the use of alternative fertilizers such as SSP, NPK, nano urea and nano DAP, so that dependence on a particular fertilizer can be reduced.
The Collector also called for extensive publicity of various schemes being implemented by the state government for farmers so that more eligible farmers can benefit from them.
During the meeting, the District Level Implementation Committee, chaired by the Collector, approved a proposal received from Chechat under the NMEO-OS scheme for establishing a 10-tonne-capacity oil extraction and processing unit. The proposal will now be forwarded to the Agriculture Commissionerate.
Joint Director of Agriculture Extension Atish Kumar Sharma informed the meeting that the district currently has 10,017 metric tonnes of urea, 4,411 metric tonnes of DAP, 10,853 metric tonnes of SSP and 5,961 metric tonnes of NPK in stock.
He said fertilizer supplies would be further strengthened during the Rabi season, with 12,650 metric tonnes of DAP, 17,000 metric tonnes of urea and 5,000 metric tonnes of NPK expected to be supplied by various fertilizer-producing companies by the end of October. He also said arrangements were being made to ensure that eligible farmers do not face difficulties in obtaining fertilizers through the prescribed Aadhaar and land-record verification process.
Deputy Director Horticulture Nand Bihari Malav briefed the Collector on the progress of PM-KUSUM Component-B, distribution of garlic seeds to farmers and applications received under the Polyhouse Scheme, among other departmental initiatives.
Progressive farmers Manoj Khandelwal of Pipalda, Harshit Jain of Padaliya in Digod tehsil and Kaushal Kishor Prajapati shared their experiences of adopting modern farming practices. They spoke about guava, strawberry and garlic production, organic farming, mulching technology and polyhouse cultivation. The Collector encouraged progressive farmers to share their experiences and motivate other farmers to adopt modern agricultural practices.
Managing Director of Central Cooperative Bank, Kota, Raisingh Maujawat, along with officers from the Agriculture, Horticulture and other departments, attended the meeting.
