The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers on 24th February, 2021 has issued the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) second Amendment Order, 2021. The order sets out following standard to manufacture Nano fertilizer:
- Every person, desirous of obtaining approval of any nano fertiliser shall make an application in Form-G-4 in duplicate to the Controller along with a report of the State Agriculture University or of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research on multi-locational and multi crop bio-efficacy trial of minimum one season and also a report from any of the NABL accredited laboratories on biosafety, biotoxicity and quality trial as per the guidelines issued by the Department of Bio-Technology.
- Every manufacturer shall inform the Central Government and the Director (Agriculture) of the concerned State Government as to where it intends to make said fertilizer available to the farmers. (5) Every manufacturer shall ensure training to farmers on the safety aspects of the use of nano fertilizer.
- Every manufacturer shall print necessary precautions on the label of the container of the nano fertilizer or on a separate leaflet to be packed with the nano fertilizer.
- Every manufacturer shall provide to the Central Government a test report of each batch from any of the NABL accredited Laboratories before its distribution or dispatch of nano fertilizer.
- Every manufacturer shall print the batch number on the container or shall have the label securely affixed on the container having weight less than 5 litre.
