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MANILA – The Department of Agriculture-Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (DA-FPA) announced on Tuesday that Russia has agreed to supply traditional fertilizer urea to the Philippines, despite global fertilizer supply constraints.

“We have a lot of problems, but we’re trying to figure out how to fix them.” In a virtual press conference, FPA Deputy Executive Director Myer Mula said, “We have meetings with Russia, and they have reacted, and I just received a call, that they are willing to give us fertilizer.”

The volume of importation has yet to be established, according to DA Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes.

“We already have an agreement between Russia and the Philippines, through the DA-FPA, that we will import urea from Russia; perhaps we will discuss the volume price shortly,” he said.

Mula acknowledged that the country’s fertilizer supply is in jeopardy as a result of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) epidemic, as well as strategic supply limitations imposed by various nations and the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

“If you look at it closely, we are still 100 percent import-dependent,” he remarked.

Given the existing scenario, the DA believes that reversing the upward trend in fertilizer costs is impossible.

“It can’t be done,” he continued, “because the supply is global; it’s not just [experienced] in the Philippines; if you look in the headlines elsewhere, it’s the same.”

Apart from Russia, the DA expects fertilizer supplies from Indonesia, Malaysia, and China, with a total demand of at least 600,000 metric tons for the following farming seasons.

With all of these issues, the DA says it’s more important than ever for farmers to understand and implement the Balanced Fertilization Strategy (BFS), which uses a combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers to help maintain soil fertility.

It will also assist farmers in reducing the usage of chemical fertilizers while preserving production, which is an undeniable benefit given the rising expense of traditional fertilizers.

They also underlined the importance of soil analysis, which is being done strategically in India.

“What they’re doing there is if you’re planting rice, [and] if you’re on a crop rotation, you’ll conduct a soil analysis again, because sometimes there’s fertilizer residue, so [we’ll no longer use] the suggested, we can save more,” Mula added.

In 2021, the DA recorded about 2.134 million metric tons of imported six primary grades of fertilizers from a variety of nations, including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar, Canada, Japan, and Korea, among others; however, domestically produced fertilizers accounted for just 302,512.25 metric tons.

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