FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL AGRICULTURAL INFORMATICS DIVISION NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Fertilizer Quality Control Objectives   Monitoring/ audit of the quality of the fertilizers  To provide a framework, tools and information so that fertilizer users can assess and manage the environmental risks associated with transport and storage, and for optimal utilisation of fertilisers for better productivity.

Main Nutrients  Nitrogen  Phosphate  Potash

Production Units for Fertilisers  Large Units - 64  Small /medium scale units - 79

Raw Materials for Fertilisers  Domestic production based on indigenous /imported rock phosphate and imported sulphur  Domestic production based on imported intermediates viz; Ammonia and Phosphoric Acid.

Major Imported Fertilisers  Import of finished fertilisers :  Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP)  Mono Ammonium Phosphate (MAP)  Nitrogen Phosphate Potash (NPK)

Quality Control Measures  Raw material quality  Process Control  Product Quality Control  Quality Control during Storage  Field level Quality Control

Stakeholders  Suppliers of Raw Material  Manufacturers/ Importers  Distributors/ Dealers  Enforcement agencies for Quality Control  Consumers

Identified IT Applications  Portal Development and Web enabled reporting system for Quality Control  Decision Support System for optimal utilisation of fertilizers for agricultural productivity  Supply Chain Management for fertiliser industry

Agencies involved in Quality Control of Fertilisers  Department of Fertilisers, MOCF  Central Fertiliser Quality Control & Trg Institute, Faridabad  Regional Fertiliser Control Laboratories (Chennai, Kalyani (Kolkata), Mumbai)  State Agricultural Departments  State Govt Quality Control Laboratories - 62

Information Flow - Quality Control Inspection & Analysis Software

Generic Applications  Personnel Information System, DACNET Officesoft  Payroll - DACNET Payroll  Inventory Management System - DACNET IMS

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