Chemical fertiliser shortage is a perennial problem. It stems from multiple factors

An audit report says in the last three years, the government has been able to supply only 63 percent of the fertiliser need. There is no clarity on the current actual requirement.

The shortage of chemical fertilisers in Nepal stems from multiple factors—from lean inventories to poor supply mechanisms and from faulty policies to international pricing factors. These cause chronic distress to the tens of thousands of farmers annually who face other risks like droughts, floods and crop failure.