According to the UnivDatos, rising demand for food security, government support for sustainable agriculture, declining soil health, and increased awareness among farmers about nutrient-use efficiency and water conservation drive the India controlled release fertilizer market. As per their “India Controlled Release Fertilizer Market” report, the Indian market was valued at USD 51.45 million in 2024, growing at a CAGR of about 7.00% during the forecast period from 2025 - 2033 to reach USD million by 2033.

There is a revolution silently taking root in the vast farmlands of India, a revolution that will help translate into enhanced production, lower imperialism, and healthier soils for a sustained period in the future. This trend's development is anchored on the use of Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRF), the next-generation nutrient delivery system that offers the pivotal opportunity to feed the nation, India. With the administration’s recent shift to making farming more sustainable, CRFs are proving to be that missing link that presents the farmer with a better way to feed the earth.

What Are Controlled Release Fertilizers?

Controlled-release fertilizers can, therefore, refer to a polymer-coated fertilizer where the nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are made to disintegrate slowly. While normal fertilizers provide plant nutrients at a common disadvantage is that a big portion of the nutrients is washed away by water, while others are used up by other plants or fungi. CRFs release nutrients to match the plant's growth process. This reduces some environmental damages, increases nutrient utilization, and consequently results in the improvement of yields.

Government Push: Steering Towards Efficiency and Environment

The government of India, being aware of the benefits of nutrient use efficiency, has been encouraging on balanced use of fertilizers in the country. One major positive reform was ushered in the form of ‘PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth’ (PM-PRANAM), a mission entailing accrual of incentives to states that are scrupulously trying to cut down on the chemical use in fertilisers and promote organic and other nutritional alternatives including the CRFs.

PM-PRANAM emphasizes the vision of minimizing the use of conventional chemical fertilizers, for which consumption has gradually increased over several decades in India. Among all the subsidies provided in India, the subsidy for fertilizers crosses up to more than ₹2 lakh crore per annum, according to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. CRFs are one of the most appropriate strategies for managing this problem without compromising the productivity and quality of the soil.

This was followed by the recent Union Budget aligning with the direction by increasing the budgetary outlay for sustainable agriculture practices and new types of fertilizers. Under the “Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation” programme or SATAT, and with such others as “Balanced Fertilization through Integrated Nutrient Management”, they have not only sought to provide balanced nutrients to the plant, but the CRFs have been given prominence.

A Boon for Indian Farmers and the Environment

Agricultural activity is one of the major sources of employment in India as it provides working opportunities to more than 40% of the population of country. Nonetheless, modern production systems have fostered use challenges such as Low soil fertility, polluted groundwater, and high rates of gas emission. Sustained Action Fertilisers gives out the nutrients bit by bit over time, thus eliminating instances of nitrogen leaching as well as nitrogen’s tendency to evaporate in intensive farming practices, hence acting as a way of conserving the environment.

In addition, the absorption of CRFs can assist in tackling deficiencies and imbalances in fertilizer consumption spatially. For instance, excessive application of urea for irrigation in north India has caused an imbalance of the nutrients in the soil. CRFs can rebalance the nutrients that are released so that the farming practices rely less on applicable fertilizers and crops are enriched.

Farmers are likely to gain tremendously on the yields per hectare and the costs of applying fertilizer and labor. It remained the most effective, affordable, and easy to use in the long run, hence, it suits the smallholder farmers in a country where they dominate the population.

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Innovation and Industry Collaboration on the Rise

The use of CRFs has also been supported in INDIA through the private sectors and by many research institutions. Bio and nano-encapsulated types of fertilizers are used by organizations where nutrient effectiveness is increased and impacts are reduced. Through cooperation with the manufacturers of fertilizer, the government has also made good progress in endorsing the benefits of the CRFs to the different agro-climatic zones of the country.

Additionally, the later launched Digital Agriculture Mission by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare is also instrumental in popularizing the concepts of precision farming and providing the data on soil health so that farmers can use CRFs in a better way. The use of technological solutions and the powerful tool of data, along with future sustainable inputs like CRFs, are in the process of creating a better agricultural ecosystem in India.

India’s Shift Toward Sustainable and Productive Agriculture: A Greener Road Ahead

The process of achieving sustainable agriculture in India is not an easy task since the population is large, but CRF is a definite solution. As the policy support, scientific innovation, and farmers’ awareness of CRFs have increased, they are no longer a niche product in India but one of the key elements of the future food solutions. As India reshapes itself to economic prosperity while maintaining the human and natural resources, CRFs will be the magic for the soil or the farmer that keeps working, not too fast, not too slow.

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