Fertilizer

A predominantly agricultural economy with 182 million hectares of cultivable land, India produces more than 200 million tons of food grain.
Agriculture in India was historically viewed as a traditional occupation mainly catered to the needs of self-consumption rather than a commercial activity to make wealth of it. The demand for food grains in the latter half of the 20th century led to the Green Revolution. Today farming is more commercialized and there is a growing awareness on the need for improved high yielding varieties, and efficient management of inputs such as water, nutrition and management of pests. It is estimated that 88% of the total available water is being currently used in agriculture. Due to the indiscriminate use of irrigation water and fertilizers, fertile soils have become water logged and saline. The use of micro irrigation techniques and fertigation is the only way to manage these resources efficiently. Specialty fertilizers are high analysis totally water soluble fertilizers. These are available in double and multi nutrient combinations with or without secondary elements or micronutrients. They are available in the liquid or crystalline form and can be used for fertigation and foliar application.