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Subsidy regime

• 30/10/2007
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There is a direct subsidy on urea

Notified subsidy on DAP, or diammonium phosphate, which has 18 per cent nitrogen and 46 per cent P₂O₅ (ameasure of phosphorous); MoP, or muriate of potash, which has 60 per cent K₂O (a measure of potassium); SSP, or single super phosphate, which has 16 per cent P₂O₅; and 11 complex fertilizers, which have all the primary nutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

This leaves out micronutrients such as iron, copper and zinc

• Tags:
  • Natural Fertilisers
  • Subsidies

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