Agriculture productivity is dependent upon various factors like soil properties, climate conditions, irrigation facilities, seed quality and variety, cropping pattern, techniques of farming, prevention from pests etc, but more importantly usage of optimum primary, secondary and micronutrients.

In this regard, the role of the Government becomes more significant in making available all types of nutrients at affordable prices to farmers at the appropriate times.

Department of Fertilizers has come up with an Action Plan to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate, the key raw material of DAP and NPK Fertilisers.