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Fertiliser black marketing leaves farmers of Cuttack in a lurch

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August 29, 2025

EVEN as kharif paddy cultivation has picked up across the district, short supply of government-supplied fertilisers has led to black marketing, compelling farmers to buy them at steep prices.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Cuttack

Sources said over 1.24 lakh hectare land has been taken up for kharif paddy cultivation in across 14 blocks of the district against the targeted over 1.47 lakh ha.

As per the estimation of the district agriculture office, around 21,300 tonne of fertilisers is required for over 1,24,911 hectare of paddy cultivated land. However, only 2,338.98 metric tonne fertilisers have so far been provided to 140 primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS), which is around 10.98 per cent of the requirement.

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