Supply from China cut, state farmers face DAP shortage

WITH China cutting down the supply of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) to India due to a host of factors, including political brinkmanship, farmers in the state are facing a fertiliser shortage at the peak kharif season.

- ASHWINI M SRIPAD @Bengaluru

The state agriculture department and experts are urging farmers to use Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium instead of DAP.

Karnataka needs 4 lakh tonnes of DAP for the ongoing kharif season and another 2 lakh tonnes for rabi. The Centre supplies DAP to states based on their average use for the last three years. The DAP quantity to be supplied for the kharif season is allocated in January and for rabi in July.