KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Amid the farmers' struggle to access fertilizers for their crops, the Agriculture Inputs Company Limited (AICL) has initiated the procurement process for around 255,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers.
For the current fiscal year (FY) 2025/26, the company has called for tenders to procure 255,000 metric tons out of its annual purchase target of 420,000 metric tons. The remaining 165,000 metric tons will be supplied as per the company’s procurement plan.
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The government has assigned the responsibility of purchasing subsidized chemical fertilizers to the AICL and Salt Trading Corporation (STC). According to AICL, by mid-July, in the previous FY 2024/25, it had distributed a total of 334,977 metric tons of fertilizers—192,478 metric tons of urea, 131,249 metric tons of DAP, and 11,248 metric tons of potash. This is 80,580 metric tons more compared to the FY 2023/24.
Through global tenders and government-to-government (G2G) agreements, AICL reported that out of the 1.2 million sacks of urea contracted from Kolkata, India, 600,000 sacks have already arrived at its warehouses, while the remaining 600,000 sacks are on the way. Similarly, of the 1.7 million sacks of DAP contracted through three separate agreements, 300,000 sacks have been delivered to warehouses, while 1.4 million sacks are still en route to Nepal.
The company stated that it has been providing subsidized fertilizers to farmers on a cost-sharing basis to increase agricultural production and productivity, thereby contributing to the country’s economic prosperity. In line with government policy, AICL has been supplying fertilizers through global tenders and G2G agreements, distributing them nationwide via nearly 7,000 cooperatives to ensure regular and effective availability.
In the first month of the FY year alone (July–August 2025), AICL sold 432,805 sacks of urea, 337,097 sacks of DAP, and 14,505 sacks of potash, totaling 784,410 sacks. The company currently has a stock of 516,000 sacks of urea, 94,923 sacks of DAP, and some potash in its warehouses.
According to the existing Subsidized Fertilizer Distribution and Management Guidelines, 2020, the federal government allocates fertilizer quotas for each province. Based on these allocations, the Provincial Fertilizer Distribution Committee determines quotas for local levels, which are then delivered to farmers through officially designated fertilizer dealers.
