A digital system called FDMS, the Fertilizer Distribution Management System, has been introduced to make sure fertiliser reaches farmers fairly and transparently at the government-set price, Agricare24 reports. It will store, verify and monitor fertiliser sales farmer by farmer.
Under the new system, each farmer's national identity card (NID) number, name, mobile number, village, mouza, cultivated land and crops will be recorded, and every fertiliser sale will be logged digitally. That makes it easy to check how much fertiliser each farmer is getting.
The problem it targets is irregularity in fertiliser supply: misuse, discrepancies and middlemen. Because sales are tied to farmer records, it is expected to become easier to make sure genuine farmers get their fertiliser and to spot anomalies.
The system should make distribution more orderly, and a farmer-based database will make it easier to monitor supply and sales at the set price. Its stated aims are to protect genuine farmers' rights, reduce room for irregularities in distribution and strengthen digital management in agriculture.
Agricare24's desk report describes FDMS as more than software: an effort to bring transparency, accountability and modern technology to fertiliser management. The report does not say which agency is rolling it out, from when, or in which areas.
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Source: Agricare24
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