Industry has a lot to say – 12 Jan 2026

These are the points made by the fertilizer industry now, and that is saying a lot

India’s fertiliser imbalance is policy-made, not farmer-made

Sustainability rhetoric runs ahead of fertiliser economics

Cheap urea, costly consequences

DAP price caps solved one problem and created another

Fertiliser plants are asked to decarbonise without capital headroom

Phosphogypsum is treated as waste when it could be a resource

Precision farming is advancing faster than nutrient reform

Integrated nutrient management remains policy-supported, not policy-enforced

Industry compliance has replaced industry confidence

Farmer empowerment begins with choice, not controls