Nano Urea | IAS GYAN

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Context

Nano urea, a product developed by the Indian Farmers and Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) and heavily advertised by the Central government as a panacea to reduce farmer dependence on packaged urea.

About

Nano Urea is a nutrient to provide nitrogen to plants as an alternative to the conventional urea.
Nano Urea Liquid can curtail the requirement of the same by at least 50%.
It contains 40,000 ppm of nitrogen in a 500 ml bottle which is equivalent to the impact of nitrogen nutrient provided by one bag of conventional urea.
Nano nitrogen (Nano Urea) can enhance farmer’s crop yields beside nitrogen saving to the extent of 50%.

Significance

The excess conventional urea causes an environmental pollution, harms soil health, and making plant more susceptible for disease & insect infestation, delayed maturity of the crop & production loss.
Nano Urea Liquid makes the crops stronger, healthy and protects them from lodging effect.
It will lead to reduction in Global Warming
It will improve the quality of underground water by polluting it less.
It will cut down post harvesting costs and increase farmers’ income.