The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Crisis of TSP and MOP fertilisers has been hampering preparation of Aman seedbeds in a good number of districts and production of this important crop

Will suffer if steps are not taken immediately to ensure adequate supply of these two inputs to the growers.

The officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) visited

64 districts late last month to monitor the availability of fertilisers to the Aman growers.

They found that farmers of most of the northern districts have been facing the crisis of TSP and MOP fertilisers, according to sources in DAE.

The Agriculture Ministry has been informed of the acute crisis of these two types of fertiliser, sources said. When contacted, Kafil Uddin, President of Fertiliser Dealers Association, said the government has supplied sufficient quantity of TSP and MOP fertilisers to all the districts in the country.

He wondered why farmers of some districts are not getting TSP and MOP fertilisers when they are available in plenty in the local markets.

The government has fixed the target of Aman production at 136.59 lakh tonnes from 58.20 lakh hectares of land this year.