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New Delhi , Nov. 27

The three-day annual seminar of the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) would begin on Tuesday. The theme for this year is `Fertilisers and revival of agriculture', the Director-General of the association, Mr B.K. Saha, said.

The seminar would be inaugurated by the Minister for Fertilisers, Chemicals and Steel, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan.

Apart from the issues linked to fertiliser consumption and Government subsidy, the issue of estimated shortages for the rabi crop would also be discussed.

According to the estimates made by the Department of Fertilisers, the demand for urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and muriate of potash (MoP) during the rabi season stands at 127.09 lakh tonnes, 48.19 lakh tonnes and 18.58 lakh tonnes, respectively.

Domestic production of urea has been estimated to be about 102.71 lakh tonnes and DAP 23.61 lakh tonnes.

The shortfall would have to be imported and for MoP the entire requirement needs to be imported, officials said.

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