India becomes world’s first country to commercially produce Nano Urea: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi recently inaugurated PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. He also inaugurated 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PMKSK) under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers.

The Prime Minister also launched ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine on fertiliser, he remarked that India is rapidly moving towards self-sufficiency in liquid nano urea production and pointed out, ″Nano Urea is a medium to produce more with less cost.″ Stating its benefits, Modi said that a sack full of urea can now be replaced by a single bottle of nano urea. He further added that the transportation costs of urea would go down significantly.

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said that PM’s presence on this occasion reflects his commitment for farmers. Dr Mandaviya said that PM has always worked with ‘Total Approach’ for farming sector and that several initiatives have been taken to strengthen farmers by government. Union Minister further said that whether its adoption of new technology in Agriculture, encouraging ‘Smart Technology’ or providing better marketplace for farmers’ produce, much has been achieved under PM’s leadership. He further added that, research in Agriculture has also been encouraged and due to this, India has become the world’s first country to start commercial production of Nano Urea.