India set to be self-sufficient in urea by 2025 even without help from nano

The commissioning of new plants is expected to bring down import dependency to less than half of current levels

Few days back, fertiliser minister Mansukh Mandaviya expressed the hope that India will eliminate urea imports by 2025 through a combination of increased domestic production and enhanced use of nano urea, which cuts down consumption of traditional urea by as much as 30 per cent.

Both factors, the ministry hoped, will come together to ensure India becomes self-sufficient in urea by 2025 and dies not have to look outside to meet 30 per cent of its annual consumption.

But trade and industry sources said that even without the support from Nano, India is on course to achieving near self-sufficiency in