‘Check sale of spurious fertilizer, pesticides’
The Hindu
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Farmers complained that they were battling acute shortage of Di-Ammonimum-Phosphate (DAP).
Raising this issue in the grievances meet here on Thursday, O.A. Narayanasamy of Thamizh Vivasaayigal Sangam said DAP bags were being sold at inflated price due to acute shortage in the district. The farmers were being compelled to buy complex fertilizer and neem cake along with the DAP bags being sold at inflated price. Besides spending more for buying the DAP bags, they had to buy the fertilizers not required for their work. Fertilizer depots should be raided to check sale of spurious fertilizer and pesticides. All farmers supported him vociferously to confirm the acute DAP shortage.
Admitting shortage of DAP, Joint Director of Agriculture S.I. Mohideen attributed it to halt in production by a few units following sharp rise in price of of raw materials. “Instead of DAP, the farmers can use 20 : 20 complex fertilizer,” he said.
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