The fertilizer policy in India has been mainly driven by socio-political objectives of making fertilizer available to farmers at affordable prices and increasing fertilizer consumption to enhance agricultural production. The Indian fertilizer sector has, therefore, been under strict government control for most of the period since Independence. A price and distribution control system was considered to be necessary not only to ensure fair prices and equitable ...
Glimpses of Indian Agriculture: Macro and Micro Aspects (In 2 Volumes)
