ICFR - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

ANSWER: Authenticity, Availability and Affordability

Explanation:
The “3 A” approach towards fertilisers in the country, these being authenticity (Quality), availability and affordability were proposed.

• Inaugurating a Conference of Officers of State Agriculture Departments handling fertilisers in New Delhi, Sh. Ananth Kumar said that the ultimate aim of the Government should be to provide last mile timely availability of quality fertilisers at affordable rates to the farmers.
• This, he said, would ensure the fertilisers security of the country which is essential for the food security.
• There is planning to set up Indian Council for Fertilisers Research, on the lines of ICMR and ICAR.
• Research is very much required to discover and develop various means and ways of producing quality fertilisers, fortified fertilisers, hybrid fertilisers, nutrients and various combinations which are good for the soil.
• Research has a role to play in the all aspects of the fertiliser chain which includes production, transportation, storage, availability, application, etc.
• The Conference of Principal Secretaries/Secretaries/Directors dealing with the Agriculture Departments in the State/UTs is the first such initiative of the Department of Fertilisers.