NANO DAP (LIQUID) PLANT (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Agriculture)

Context: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation of India, recently inaugurated IFFCO's Nano DAP (Liquid) Plant at Kalol in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Nano DAP (Liquid) Plant

• Establishment: 2023.
• Established by: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO )
• Place: Kalol in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• It is India’s first liquid nano-ammonia phosphate (DAP) plant.
• Nano liquid DAP fertilizeris is a concentrated phosphate-based fertilizer.
• DAP is the second most consumed fertilizer in the country after urea.
• It provides phosphorus nutrition throughout the crop growth and development cycle.

• Diammonium phosphate (DAP) is the most globally utilized phosphorus fertilizer, with a significant impact on India's fertilizer sector.
• The introduction of Nano-DAP is poised to reduce India's expenditure on fertiliser imports.
• It is anticipated to play a role in reducing the annual subsidies allocated to non-urea fertilisers.

Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO )

• About: IFFCO, registered as a Multistate Cooperative Society, is a significant fertilizer cooperative federation in India.
• It stands as one of the largest cooperative societies in India, and it is entirely owned by Indian Cooperatives.
• Founded: in 1967
• Headquarters: New Delhi