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IFFCO all set to launch nano liquid urea in J&K

Ziraat Times Exclusive

Srinagar: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) – a leading fertiliser cooperative – is all set to launch its revolutionary nano liquid products in Jammu & Kashmir.

On Sunday, the company said the cooperative has started commercial production of nano urea liquid and will launched throughout the country soon.

“IFFCO Nano Urea is a product of the 21st century and it is the need of hour to keep the environment soil, air and water, safe for future generations while securing food for all,” IFFCO Vice Chairman Dilip Shangani said in a statement on the occasion of the World Environment Day.

The online inaugural event in for Kashmir is planned to be held on 8th June, 2021 at 11 to 12 AM, which will be inaugurated/chaired by Dr. J.P. Sharma Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu/Kashmir. Dr Raihana Habib Kanth, Professor cum Chief Scientist- SKUAST Kashmir. Dr. Ramesh Raliya, GM (Nano tech.) IFFCO and other IFFCO dignitaries will also be speaking at the event. Ziraat Times is a media promotional partner for this event.

The discussion which will be aired in YouTube channel of IFFCO on the above mentioned time or you can click the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/user/IFFCOindia

According to IFFCO, in the Phase-I, the annual production capacity of 14 crore bottles is being installed which would be ramped to additional 18 crore bottles in the Phase–II by the year 2023, it said.

These 32 crore bottles are expected to potentially replace 1.37 crore tonnes of urea by the year 2023,it added.

It may be noted that urea forms 82 per cent of the total nitrogenous fertilisers consumed in India and it has recorded exponential increase in consumption over the years.

Around 30-50 per cent of nitrogen from urea is utilised by plants and the rest gets wasted due to quick chemical transformation as a result of leaching, volatilization and run off, thereby low use efficiency.

On benefits of this new product, IFFCO said nano urea liquid is environmental friendly, smart fertilizer with high nutrient use efficiency and a sustainable solution for curtailing pollution and reduction in global warming in the long run as it reduces the emissions of nitrous oxide and doesn’t contaminate soil, air and water bodies. Thus, making it a promising alternative to the conventional urea.

IFFCO explained that the size of one nano urea particle is 30 nanometre and when compare to the conventional urea it has about 10,000 times more surface area to volume size when compare to granular urea.

The efficacy trials undertaken on over 40 crops at more than 11,000 locations demonstrated that nano urea increases crop productivity and can reduce the requirement of conventional Urea by 50 per cent, it said.

Further, application of nano urea (liquid) improves yield, biomass, soil health and nutritional quality of the produce.

Nano urea has been tested for biosafety and toxicity as per the guidelines of Indian government and international guidelines developed by OECD which are adopted and accepted globally, it said.

Nano Urea liquid is completely safe for human, animals, birds, rhizosphere organisms and environment at the recommended levels of application, IFFCO said.

IFFCO’s nano urea is a giant step towards sustainable agriculture and food systems with a step towards precision and smart farming. This has the potential to revolutionise the entire agriculture sector across the world, the company added.

 

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