New Delhi: Fertilizer major IFFCO, which launches Nano Liquid Urea and Nano Liquid DAP, on Wednesday said the Central Government has approved the launch of its two products Nano Liquid Zinc and Nano Liquid Copper.

These two products will help in reducing zinc and copper deficiency in agricultural crops and boost productivity.

"IFFCO's nanotechnology-based innovations are making a mark on the agriculture sector. I would like to share that IFFCO's new innovations IFFCO Nano Zinc (Liquid) and IFFCO is Nan Copper (Liquid).” Notified by Government of India, @AgriGoI for a period of 3 years.,

FCO (Fertilizer Control Order) approval has been granted for both these products.

"Zinc is an important micronutrient for plant enzymes to function and is very important for plant growth and development. Zinc deficiency in plants is one of the major concerns globally," Awasthi said.

Similarly, he said, copper is required for many enzymatic activities in the plant and for chlorophyll and seed production. Copper deficiency can increase the risk of diseases.“These new nano formulations will help overcome zinc and copper deficiency in crops, increase crop yield and quality and solve the issue of malnutrition,” Awasthi said, as he congratulated the IFFCO team for this achievement. It will pave the way for farmers' prosperity and agriculture. sustainability.

IFFCO had launched nano-liquid urea a few years ago. It has also provided technology to some other companies to set up nano urea plants.

A total of 7 crore Nano Urea bottles (of 500 ml each) have been sold from August 2021 to February 2024.One bottle of Nano Urea is equivalent to one bag (45 kg of conventional urea).

The cooperative later introduced nano-liquid DAP (di-ammonium phosphate) in the market. It has also purchased a number of drones for the application of Nano-Liquid Urea and Nano-Liquid DAP.

IFFCO is also exporting Nano-Urea and Nano-DAP.

It was not mentioned when these two new products would be launched in the market for sale.