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Consumption of Fertilizers
New Delhi: August 18, 2003

During the 8th and 9th Plans , the average annual growth in fertilizer consumption was 2.47% and 4.17% respectively. The availability of NPK fertilizers in the country is sufficient to meet the demand.

The All India consumption of NPK nutrients from 2000-2001 to 2002-2003 is as under:

Year: Consumption
2000-2001: 167.02 Lakh MTs
2001-2002 173.60 Lakh MTs
2002-2003 166.66 Lakh MTs (Estimated)

This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Shri Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Press Release by: PIB/OK:RC:PM
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