No fertiliser shortage in Kodagu, says Joint Director of Agriculture

There is no shortage of fertilisers in Kodagu, and farmers in the district need not worry about the availability of fertilisers, stated the Joint Director of Agriculture, Kodagu, in a press release.

The official stated that 90,444 MT of fertilisers have been made available to farmers in the district, and 60,126 MT have already been distributed. The remaining 30,318 MT are currently in stock, and they include 5,855 MT of urea, 1,643 MT of DAP, 5,526 MT of MOP, 16,250 MT of NPK Complex, and 1,043 MT of SSP.

The Joint Director said farmers are engaged in agricultural activities, with the sowing of paddy and maize crops in full progress in the district, in view of good rainfall. Out of the total sowing target of 30,525 hectares, sowing or transplantation has been completed so far in 5,864 hectares.

This year, it was estimated that 88,677 MT of fertilisers were required for agriculture, horticulture and coffee crops in Kodagu. Various manufacturing companies supplied 54,520 MT of fertilisers as of July 28.