Fertiliser has played and would continue to play a vital role in ensuring food security of the country. India made a tremendous progress during 1970s and 1980s in increasing agricultural production and also in achieving self-sufficiency in food grains production. In the initial years, the farmers were reluctant to use fertilisers. The Government and fertiliser industry had put in considerable efforts in tandem to convince the farmers about the benefits of fertiliser use in crop production.
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