Toh bhaiyo, West Asia mein jo crisis chal raha hai na, usse duniya bhar mein urea ki supply par 'serious' pressure aa gaya hai. Isliye, apni kheti-badi aur desh ki food security ko bachane ke liye, India ne apna game plan bilkul badal diya hai.
Government ne emergency mode activate kar liya hai. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas ne ek special task group banaya hai, aur desh ke 16 alag-alag countries mein jo hamare missions hain, unko bhi kaam par laga diya hai naye suppliers dhoondhne ke liye.
Ab sirf purane suppliers par depend nahi reh sakte. Isliye, Russia, Morocco, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Egypt, Finland jaise countries se bhi urea mangane ki sochi ja rahi hai. Matlab, ab ek hi region se nahi, puri duniya se supply secure karni hai.
Ab iska ek side effect bhi hai. Naye aur door ke suppliers se mangane mein definitely kharcha badhega. Ye jo subsidy ka kharcha hai na government ka, woh shayad aur badh jaye. Lekin sarkar ne decide kiya hai ki food security aur kisanon ko timely fertilizer milna sabse important hai, paisa baad mein dekhenge.
Aur sirf urea hi nahi, government dusre fertilizers jaise Ammonium Sulphate (AS), Triple Superphosphate (TSP), Single Superphosphate (SSP), aur ye naye Nano fertilizers ko bhi secure karne par focus kar rahi hai. Matlab, ek jagah supply down ho toh dusri jagah se manage ho jayega.
Lekin bhai, naye suppliers laane mein naye risks bhi hain. Alag-alag countries se mangane mein global politics aur price fluctuations ka zyada asar ho sakta hai. Aur jo import ka kharcha badhega, woh seedha government ke budget par pressure dalega. Agar farmers tak ye mahanga fertilizer pahuncha toh unka profit kam ho sakta hai, jisse kheti par bhi asar pad sakta hai.
Experts bol rahe hain ki global fertilizer market mein abhi UP-DOWN chalta rahega. India ka ye step immediate supply ko lekar toh theek hai, par long-term mein kharcha aur subsidy ka bojh ek badi chinta hai. Isliye, future mein domestic production improve karna aur naye tareeke dhundhna bahut zaroori hai.