This paper explores the determinants of fertiliser application in Punjab through an analysis of both secondary data and a primary survey-based case study.
Authors
Krishanu Karmakar, Associate Professor, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Partha Saha, Public Policy and Governance Programme, Dr B R Ambedkar University, New Delhi.
Summary
This paper explores the determinants of fertiliser application in Punjab through an analysis of both secondary data and a primary survey-based case study. Analysis of primary data indicates that the fertiliser policy favouring urea has encouraged its overuse, which is incongruent with the soil nutrient level, and this might be one of the possible contributing factors to the soil nutrient imbalance in the study location.
Published in: Economic and Political Weekly
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