Police deployed as Haryana farmers panic over shortage of fertiliser DAP
The shortage of di-ammonium phosphate is being attributed to higher global prices, among other factors.
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A nationwide shortage of di-ammonium phosphate, or DAP, has triggered panic among farmers in Haryana, The Indian Express reported on Wednesday. This has led to the police being deployed at the distribution centres of the fertiliser to manage the crowds.
Farmers use DAP in the early stage of root establishment and development. They apply it along with the seeds.
The sowing of mustard is underway and the sowing of wheat will begin after Diwali. Farmers usually need one 50-kg bag of DAP for every acre of mustard and wheat sown. In the case of potatoes, they need three bags per acre.
The shortage of DAP is being attributed to higher global prices, coupled with the government setting a low minimum retail price. Additionally, lower subsidy concessions have made imports unviable, The Indian Express reported.
Due to this, DAP bags were being sold in the presence of the police at Gohana in Sonipat district and Narnaul in Mahendragarh, according to the newspaper.
On Saturday, a farmer was injured in Jind’s Uchana when the police tried to manage the crowd that had gathered at the local cooperative society office to buy DAP, The Indian Express reported.
In the Bhiwani district, the staffers of a cooperative society had taken over the distribution process at the Tosham police station. They were handing paper...
