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Elucidate the benefits of neem coated urea scheme for indian agriculture.

  • UPSC 2020
  • Agriculture

Prilled urea hydrolyses within days; soil bacteria convert ammonium to nitrate faster than the crop can absorb it, so a large share is lost to leaching, denitrification and ammonia volatilisation. India's nitrogen-use efficiency sits near a third.

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  • The Mechanism: A Nitrification Brake
  • Agronomic Benefit
  • Fiscal and Administrative Benefit — the Strongest Case
  • Environmental Benefit
  • The Limits That Must Be Stated

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