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OF FERTILIZER AND PLANT CHEMICALS Marketfed commenced its fertilizer distribution in 1972 with imported fertilizers as it's backward integration strategy. Marketfed is distributing the products of M/s. Madras Fertilizers Ltd./ Indian Potash Ltd., Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation, Indian Farmers Fertilizers Coop. Ltd., Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd., Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd., Pyrites Phosphates and Chemicals Ltd., etc. Marketfed is having four mixing units for production of various grades of mixtures and infrastructure for the distribution of fertilizers with district level offices and 3 regional offices in the State. The Marketfed is the largest Distributor of fertilizer in the cooperative sector of the state through it's 1250 cooperative outlets. |
Marketfed is also undertaking the distribution of PP chemicals from the year 1981 onwards and doing better service to the farming community through the Co-operative network. Marketfed is acting as an agent of the Government for the implementation of various Govt. schemes through Agricultural Department. The major schemes implemented by Marketfed are supply of fertilizer kits under Central Govt. sponsored scheme for the Integrated Coconut Development Program of the state, supply of fertilizer kits for the development of cashew growers etc. In addition to this, the scheme for the supply of PP chemicals for the control of quick wilt disease in pepper and Mahali disease in arecanut are also undertaken. Marketfed has been playing a prominent role in the co-op. sector by undertaking the distribution of agricultural inputs and other service activities for the betterment of the farming community in the State. Trade enquiries are solicited from genuine and prosperous buyers of domestic and international markets. |
