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Explain the global supply chain for the fertilizer industry in India. How do international prices of key inputs affect domestic production?

  • UPSC 2026
  • Industry

India consumes roughly 60 million tonnes of fertilizer a year and imports about 30 per cent, some 18 million tonnes, unequally across the three nutrients.

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