As kharif season sets in, India eyes long-term fertiliser contracts

Set to sign long-term contracts with Morocco and Latin American countries to ensure steady flow

As the kharif season is setting in, India is scrambling to source fertilisers from the international market.

It is set to sign long-term contracts — especially with Morocco and Latin American countries — to ensure steady flow of supplies.

“We have to source fertilisers wherever it is available because crops have to be secured. We are ready to enter into long-term contracts with Morocco as well as Latin American countries. The problem is that prices are very high,” a senior government official said.  

The kharif cropping season starts with the onset of the southwest monsoon in the Indian subcontinent. The