Fertilizer Industry Pakistan

The enhanced productivity in agriculture sector can be achieved by improved and economic crop husbandry. Applying fertilizers in required quantity and quality at charm convictions with the using of other inputs can improve deliver per health cargon of agriculture crops. In the article, the production of fertilizers, factors that affect on it and other pertinent aspects have been analyzed. Introduction The fertilizer industry has played a hearty and responsible role in the development of both the agriculture and industrial sectors of economy.fertiliser Industry is in turmoil due to 70% full in gas prices in the year 1999. Agriculture sector occupies the paramount position but failed to give due attention to Economic Development. The yield per hect are is low in our country due to various reasons. Using Fertilizer in required quantity and quality at appropriate time is best hope to improve per hectare yield if irrigation water and certified seeds are provided according to requi rement and weather conditions are favorable, because fertilizer provides essential nutrients which are required for the smooth growth of a plant.At the time of liberty of Pakistan, there was no any fertilizer factory but at present eleven fertilizer units work both in cloak-and-dagger and public sectors. The Government imports fertilizers by investing huge foreign tack every year in order to meet the requirement of farmers which results in balance of payment crisis and shortage of food. In England in 1842 Sir John Lawes interact bones with sulphuric acid and began producing a product he called superphosphate.In 1685, or the first time, potassium was Detected in the rock saltiness mined at stassfurt, Germany. This discovery led to the foundation of the potash industry. In Pakistan, Fertilizer is produced since 1957, at present five types of fertilizer i. e. N, CAN, AS, NP, and SSP are produced and marketed in any event imported Fertilizers, by both Public and Private Sector.