World’s First Nano DAP Liquid Fertiliser dedicated
to the Nation by the Hon’ble Minister of Home
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World’s First Nano DAP Liquid Fertiliser dedicated to the Nation by the Hon’ble Minister of Home
Affairs & Cooperation
Chennai, April 29, 2023: World’s first Nano DAP Liquid Fertiliser by IFFCO was
introduced today by Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation Shri Amit Shah
at IFFCO Sadan, New Delhi in an effort to provide farmers the means to boost
productivity & help increase their income. A Giant Step towards realising PM’s dream
of Sahkar Se Samriddhi & Atmanirbhar Bharat. Hon’ble Minister dedicated the Nano
DAP Liquid Fertiliser to the service of the Nation at a ceremony held at IFFCO, New
Delhi which was watched online by millions of Farmers, Member Cooperatives
societies throughout India & Abroad.
IFFCO has set up manufacturing facilities for production of Nano DAP Fertilisers at
Kalol, Kandla in Gujarat and Paradeep in Orissa. Production at Kalol Plant has
already started and this year 5 crore Bottles of Nano DAP Liquid equivalent 25 lakh
Ton of DAP will be produced. It is expected that by FY 2025-26, 18 crore bottles of
Nano DAP will be produced through IFFCO’s 3 Nano DAP plants.
Nano DAP Liquid is an efficient source of Nitrogen & Phosphorus and helps in
overcoming the Nitrogen & Phosphorus deficiencies in plant. The Nano Di-
ammonium Phosphate (DAP) liquid fertiliser developed by the Indian Farmers
Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), the country’s largest fertilizer cooperative, has been
notified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under the Fertilizer
Control Order on March 2, 2023 and a gazette notification was issued allowing
IFFCO to produce Nano DAP liquid in India. It is biologically safe & Eco- friendly, fit
for residue free green farming.
Speaking on the Occasion Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs &
Minister of Cooperation, Govt. of India, said, “Successful co-operative societies
coming out of their framework for research and foraying into new fields have made it
a source of inspiration for all co-operative societies today. IFFCO’s product launch of
Nano DAP (Liquid) is a significant beginning to make India self-reliant in the field of
Fertilizer. As the health of crores of Indians is being threatened due to chemical
fertilizer laden land today, IFFCO Nano DAP (Liquid) will increase both the quality
and quantity of production and also of life and make a huge contribution in increasing
farmer’s income and land conservation.”
“The total fertilizer production in the country has been 384 lakh metric tonnes. In this
cooperative societies have produced 132 lakh metric tonnes. Out of 132 lakh metric
tonnes of fertilizers, IFFCO alone has produced 90 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizers.
Our cooperative society IFFCO have a huge contribution in India’s self-reliance”,
further added Shri Amit Shah.
