A file of a photo of farmers in the queue outside the fertilizer shop in Raichur. | Photographic credit:
In the middle of the protests against the “allocation” of the purchase of urea and panic, there are contradictory versions of the availability of fertilizer, especially from the north and central Karnataka.
While abundant precipitation brought smiles to the faces of farmers, the unavailability of urea seems to have worried them, which led to the purchase of panic in some districts. Minister of Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy appealed to farmers against storage over excessive or excessive use.
Reports of quarrels between officials and farmers and the protests of farmers demanding additional supplies come from districts such as Kalaburagagi, Raichur, Haveri, Gadag, Koppal and Davangere. However, officials have a contradictory version and say that they have received more than the required qunatity by the end of July.
What farmers say
However, farmers in the districts of Kalaburagi and Raichur continue to complain about the lack. “Many farmers who came to the city centers to buy fertilizers had to return with an empty hand,” said Sharanabasappa Mamshetti, district President of Karnataka Raith Sangha. Farmer Sunil Guttedar from the village of Nagur in Kamalapur Taluk of Kalaburagi repeated the same problem and mentioned his futile visits to Rait Sampark Kendra, a private retailer in Kamalapur, Mahagaon Cross and APMC Yard.
Chamarasa Malipatil, State Honorary President of Karnataka Rajya Raith Sangha, said the lack exceeded the urea. “Neither do we get DAP or complex fertilizers. Sellers force farmers to buy non -standard alternatives. They are forced to pay up to 200 GBP for a bag,” he said.
However, Samad Patel, a joint director of agriculture, Kalaburagi, negated such a shortage. “Unlike the demand of 20,735 tonnes of urea until the end of July, we received 19,448 tonnes in Kalaburagari. The next 600 tonnes are expected.
The joint director of agriculture in Dharwad Manjunath Antaravalli made a similar statement. “By the end of July, our requirement was 15,200 tons of urea and we have already received 23,000 tons. We have the required supplies and we expect another 1,000 tons by Monday,” he said.
Why greater demand
According to him, additional demand is caused by abundant rain and also because of the “unfounded” additional application of urea.
“Excessive urea use is bad. Country farmers unnecessarily carry out two or three applications. Where they required one bag, they use two or three bags. We try to educate and persuade farmers of the unfavorable impact of excessive urea,” Hindu said.
Published – July 25, 2025 21:56
