• The country’s first Nano Di-Ammonia Phosphate (DAP) plant by IFFCO near Kalol in Gandhinagar was inaugurated recently.
• The Nano liquid DAP plant in Kalol has been set up by IFFCO at the cost of 300 crore rupees.
• The plant has been developed in tune with the Aatmnirbhar Bharat.
• The plant will lead to a significant reduction in imports of DAP and also will bring down the logistics and warehousing costs.
• It will produce 5 crore bottles of Nano dap liquid equivalent to 25 tons of DAP.

ABOUT NANO DAP

• It is a concentrated phosphate-based fertilizer.
  • Nano fertilisers exploit the nanoscale porous domains on plant surfaces to deliver nutrients, improve the effectiveness of nitrogen delivery, and reduce losses to the environment.

DAP is the second most consumed fertilizer in the country after urea.

• While one bag of conventional DAP costs around 1300 rupees, the farmers can get one bottle of nano liquid DAP for just 600 rupees which can be carried by farmers in their pockets
• It provides phosphorous nutrition throughout the crop growth and development cycle.
• A small bottle of 500 millilitres nano urea spray is said to be a substitute for a full bag of 45 kilogrammes urea.
• Nano-DAP is jointly manufactured by IFFCO and Coromandel International Limited (CIL).