Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO) is seeking permission from India’s government to export its recently launched Nano Urea Liquid product, according to Indian media reports.
The fertilizer cooperative began production of the new product in June at its facility in Kalol in Gujarat state, and by July 25 had produced 828,000 500 ml bottles of Nano Urea Liquid, according to a report by Outlook India news magazine, citing India’s Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya (GM July 30, p. 33; June 4, p. 32).
It is unclear which export markets IFFCO is targeting for the new product.
IFFCO in June signed MOUs with cooperatives in Brazil (GM June 18, p. 31), and Argentina (GM June 25, p. 32) to study the feasibility of setting up a Nano Urea Liquid production unit in each country. The Indian cooperative last month also inked MOUs with Indian companies National Fertilizers Ltd. (NFL) and RCF for the “transfer of technology” of Nano Urea Liquid in order that the two could establish production units for the product.
IFFCO has said the new product could cut conventional urea use by at least 50 percent.