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Factors affecting fertilizer consumption in India [1]

Indian agriculture witnessed a phenomenal growth during the decades of 1970s and 1980s. The fertilizers contributed almost 60 per cent of the incremental output of foodgrains during this period. The study was undertaken in five states viz.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2008
Agricultural Situation in India [2]
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Agriculture [3], Agricultural Inputs [4], Chemical Fertilisers [5], India [6], Assam [7], Haryana [8], Punjab [9], Tamil Nadu [10], West Bengal [11]
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