+443308187254Perspective Article - Journal of Research in Environmental Science and Toxicology ( 2024) Volume 13, Issue 1
Received: 11-Jan-2024, Manuscript No. JREST-24-124944; Editor assigned: 16-Jan-2024, Pre QC No. JREST-24-124944 (PQ); Reviewed: 30-Jan-2024, QC No. JREST-24-124944; Revised: 07-Feb-2024, Manuscript No. JREST-24-124944 (R); Published: 15-Feb-2024, DOI: 10.14303/2315-5698.2024.68
A prospective fertilizer sector may be formed that will make it more competitive and encourage farmers to expand agricultural production in line with demand by strengthening policies to support fertilizer marketing. Helping farmers increase the money they can make from their products on the farm will increase demand for fertilizer. In light of this, authorities ought to back initiatives that help farmers use fertilizer more skill fully, enhance agricultural research by funding pertinent universities and support farmers by giving them access to the tools they need to succeed. The introduction of high taxes and tariffs on input imports is therefore one of the elements that discourages regularity. It will deter the sector from promoting the fair distribution of fertilizer and other inputs within a steady price range in order to maintain agricultural growth.
From 1930 to the start of 1990, the government actively participated in the market of fertilizer by imposing restrictions on foreign exchange. Even though the demand for agricultural inputs-such as fertilizer rose sharply between 1980 and 1987, there were constant initiatives to assist smallholder farmers by lending them money from the agricultural finance corporation. Policy adjustments can help the fertilizer sector become more efficient in distributing fertilizer within a stable price range, aiding farmers in increasing agricultural productivity, by utilizing the right nutrient contents for crop land fertility. To support farmers' knowledge gaining initiatives through capacity building, investments in agricultural research and development in the region and the provision of cutting edge technologies that will help to ensure the land's soil fertility and increase yield, the current agricultural policy needs to be changed.
Furthermore, the development of regularity would promote a stable marketing system for the fertilizer company, as high import levies on input materials, such as high taxes and tariffs, are a major contributing factor to increases in fertilizer prices.
On the other hand, government credit programmers and input subsidies would encourage the industry and local farmers to boost profitability under a stable market price, which will cut production costs while concurrently raising agricultural productivity. This will restrict the consequences of global market transmission.
The amount of nutrients that plants require to grow is declining as a result of rising prices for nitrogen and other nutrients, which directly affects the home market. This suggests that farmers are hesitant to cover the higher production expenses, which also lead to lower agricultural yields. The rising costs not only reduce agricultural yields but also negatively impact the market's supply and demand for fertilizer. In order to maintain soil fertility and maximize agricultural yields, fertilizer use will grow as marketing costs decline. The study finds that as fertilizer costs rise, farmers' reduced demand has an impact on crop productivity and market supply. The unstable pricing of commodities deters farmers from increasing their production expenses. Conversely, lower fertilizer costs would result in increased crop yields and a greater need for fertilizer nutrients due to larger consumption volumes on the home market.
According to a global analysis, crop productivity is impacted by the rising trend in fertilizer prices and the demand for agricultural products has climbed from 2005 to a value that has increased by 60% to 100%. Because of the widespread food insecurity, it is anticipated that demand will continue to rise.
In order to improve soil conditions over time, scientists are considering increasing agricultural productivity by focusing on the trajectory of population increase worldwide and routinely modifying fertilizer requirements in accordance with land fertility. However, since crop yields can be impacted by fluctuating land and fertilizer prices, which deter farmers from buying the necessary quantities of fertilizer to produce healthy crops and to reduce food insecurity in the region an economic incentives will be the main driver of increased agricultural productivity. American studies from 1949 to 1964 found that when land is replaced, fertilizers are the best output component. Nevertheless, a 1977 study found that high costs contributed to a 20% drop in fertilizer supplies, which in turn led to a 21% decline in crop area and a 4% decrease in crop productivity. The findings indicate that crop yields, particularly those of maize, are considerably impacted by rising fertilizer prices.
Additionally, data from 2001 to 2010 indicates that the average yearly increase in fertilizer costs was 9% in real terms. Despite the fact that the energy crisis and the depletion of phosphorous sources caused it to peak in 2008 and 2012 and impact the market, it is expected to climb further in the upcoming years. In 2015, Brunel Lea shown through his research that the ongoing increase in the cost of fertilizer will encourage the replacement of land with fertilizer. This trend has also been observed in the Sindh region of Pakistan. Crop fields are frequently moved during the crop season in numerous crop regions, often without any thought given to whether the new position is best for the crop.
However, food insecurity is scored higher on the scale, especially when it comes to the availability of nutrients, which significantly exacerbates the region's problems with malnutrition among women and children. The inability of rural communities to preserve the nutritional value of surplus agricultural goods leads to a decrease in their food intake. The fast rising cost of fertilizer is also discouraging farmers from making the investment in crop planting, which is necessary to improve crop yield and soil fertility. Similarly, it causes the crop area to decrease.
The study's findings showed that fertilizer has a significant impact on soil fertility, farmers' livelihoods and agricultural development. The general prosperity of the farming community in the studied area can be attributed to the improved yield that resulted from greater fertilizer use. Given the results of this study, it is also advised that fertilizers be added to agricultural soils in order to maximize crop output, close the yield gap between population growth and need and help farmers escape poverty.