Tata Chemicals to roll-out nutrient-based fetiliser

NEW DELHI: Tata Chemicals is planning to roll-out a nutrient-based basal fetiliser ' Paras Farmoola', across the country and will invest Rs 110 crore in setting up manufacturing units for it.

"We have developed Paras Farmoola for select crops in a specific region based on soil, crop and water sample analysis," Tata Chemicals Managing Director R Mukandan told reporters here.

He said that the company is planning to set up two more such units with an investment of Rs 55 crore each.

The company said Paras Farmoola is designed to contain macro and micro nutrient as per the requirement of a specific region and requires a comprehensive land survey before its launch in any part of the country.

Tata Chemicals is now in the process of conducting a comprehensive land survey in West Bengal to launch their product in the state.

"We had undertaken a comprehensive land survey in western Uttar Pradesh before launching there and we are now conducting similar exercise in West Bengal as it would be launched there soon," Tata Chemicals General Manager Business Development Crop Nutrition and Agri Business BB Singh said.

He said that the company is planning to roll-out the product across the country. Apart from West Bengal it will soon start surveys in other parts of the nation as well.

Tata chemicals would also carry out educational and awareness programmes with farmers across the country in a phased manner.