Fertilizer market in Iran is rising up to the brighter future
Source: http://news.agropages.com/
These days to many international Fertilizer companies try to enter Iran market especially after remove sanction, in this short article we have a snap shot to the future of our market,During the past four decades, the need for chemical fertilizers in Iran has continuously increased. Each year, millions of dollars are spent on buying chemical fertilizers and the Government also provides a large amount of subsidies to help farmers in supplying chemical fertilizers. As a consequence, the related environmental hazards have led to increased consumer health risks from exposure to specific compounds such as the nitrate accumulation in agricultural products. Predicting the amount of fertilizer needed over the long-term is an essential key for ensuring food security and public health for the future. the total amount of chemical fertilizers required for Iran’s agricultural production in 2021 will be approximately 5 million tons.Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) in Iran was 70.69 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 237.47 in 2006, while its lowest value was 70.69 in 2012. A senior official with Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said the country is expected to produce record-breaking amounts of chemical fertilizers by March 2016.
