'Fertilizer Industry Pakistan\r'

'The enhanced productivity in agriculture empyrean can be achieved by purifyd and efficient crop husbandry. Applying fertilizers in call for quantity and quality at appropriate quantify with the using of other inputs can improve chip in per healthc atomic number 18 of agriculture crops. In the article, the production of fertilizers, factors that postulate on it and other relevant aspects have been analyzed. accession The fertilizer industry has played a large and responsible role in the development of twain the agriculture and industrial sectors of economy.\r\nfertiliser Industry is in turmoil out-of-pocket to 70% rise in gas prices in the year 1999. Agriculture sector occupies the dominant position but failed to give due attention to Economic Development. The yield per hectare is low in our country due to various reasons. Using fertiliser in required quantity and quality at appropriate time is best hope to improve per hectare yield if irrigation water and certified seeds a re provided consort to prerequisite and weather conditions are favorable, because fertilizer provides innate nutrients which are required for the smooth growth of a plant.\r\nAt the time of independence of Pakistan, there was no any fertilizer factory but at present eleven fertilizer units work both(prenominal) in private and public sectors. The Government imports fertilizers by investing huge foreign exchange every year in order to meet the requirement of farmers which results in balance of payment crisis and shortage of food. In England in 1842 Sir John Lawes treated bones with sulfuric acid and began producing a product he called superphosphate.\r\nIn 1685, or the first time, potassium was Detected in the rock salt mined at stassfurt, Germany. This breakthrough led to the foundation of the potash industry. In Pakistan, Fertilizer is produced since 1957, at present five types of fertilizer i. e. N, CAN, AS, NP, and SSP are produced and marketed besides imported Fertilizers, by both humankind and Private Sector.\r\n'