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

2. 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.

3. Main Nutrients  Nitrogen  Phosphate  Potash

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Information Flow - Quality Control Inspection & Analysis Software

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

16. PORTAL http:/164.100.10.45/fert2