FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL AGRICULTURAL INFORMATICS DIVISION NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS.

FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL

AGRICULTURAL INFORMATICS DIVISIONNATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYMINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Fertilizer Quality Control

Objectives

Monitoring/ audit of the quality of the fertilizers

To provide a framework, tools and information

so that fertilizer users can assess and manage

the environmental risks associated with

transport and storage, and for optimal

utilisation of fertilisers for better productivity.

Main Nutrients

Nitrogen

Phosphate

Potash

Production Units for Fertilisers

Large Units - 64

Small /medium scale units - 79

Raw Materials for Fertilisers

Domestic production based on

indigenous /imported rock

phosphate and imported sulphur

Domestic production based on

imported intermediates viz;

Ammonia and Phosphoric Acid.

Major Imported Fertilisers

Import of finished fertilisers :

Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP)

Mono Ammonium Phosphate (MAP)

Nitrogen Phosphate Potash (NPK)

Quality Control Measures

Raw material quality

Process Control

Product Quality Control

Quality Control during Storage

Field level Quality Control

Stakeholders

Suppliers of Raw Material

Manufacturers/ Importers

Distributors/ Dealers

Enforcement agencies for Quality

Control

Consumers

Identified IT Applications

Portal Development and Web enabled

reporting system for Quality Control

Decision Support System for optimal utilisation

of fertilizers for agricultural productivity

Supply Chain Management for fertiliser

industry

Agencies involved in Quality Control of Fertilisers

Department of Fertilisers, MOCF

Central Fertiliser Quality Control & Trg

Institute, Faridabad

Regional Fertiliser Control Laboratories

(Chennai, Kalyani (Kolkata), Mumbai)

State Agricultural Departments

State Govt Quality Control Laboratories - 62

Information Flow - Quality Control Inspection & Analysis Software

Manufacturers Dealers

StateAuthority

CentralTeams

Inspectorsfrom RFCL

ReferralCases

Importers(Port)

RegionalFertilserControlLabs

StateFertilserControlLabs

Central Fertiliser Quality Control & Training Institute,Faridabad

FertiliserDivision, DAC,Ministry ofAgriculture

Generic Applications

Personnel Information System, DACNET Officesoft

Payroll - DACNET Payroll

Inventory Management System - DACNET IMS

Table : SampleReceiptSl. Field Name Type Size Description1 ReceiptNo Text 12 Unique ID for Sample (00123 +2003,year)2 InspSerialNo Text 10 Serial No of sample given by Inspector3 InspCodeNo Text 10 Code No. of sample given by Inspector4 ReceiptMode Text 15 Type of Mode by which Sample received5 SamplingDate Date Short Date of Sampling by Inspector6 SenderName# Text 50 Name of Sender7 Address# Text 100 Address of Sender8 SenderEmail# Text 30 Sender’s Email9 SenderType# Text 1 State/Central/port/referral (code)10 City Text 5 City or Port Name (Code)11 ECountrycode Text 5 Name of Country or State (Code)12 Vessel Text 25 Name of Vessel13 Description Text 25 Description or Remarks14 FertName Text 15 Name of Fertiliser15 FertGrade Text 15 Grade of Fertiliser16 FertBrand Text 15 Brand of Fertiliser17 ManuName* Text 5 Manufacturer/Importer (ManuCode)18 ManuRegNo* Text 30 Registration No of Manufacturer/Importer19 LotNo text 10 Lot No of Manufacturer/Import20 LotDate Date Short Lot Date of Manufacturer/Import21 NComposition Number 4:2 N Composition of Sample in %22 PComposition Number 4:2 P Composition of Sample in %23 KComposition Number 4:2 K Composition of Sample in %24 StockRecDate Date short Date of Receipt of Stock25 StockPos Text 15 Stock Position of the Lot26 PhyCond Text 15 Physical Condition(Moisture, Sealed)27 StitchedBag Yes/No 1 Whether Samples drawn from stitched bag28 InspName** text 20 Name of Fertiliser Inspector(coded)29 InspAddress** text 50 Address of Fertiliser Inspector30 InspEmail** Text 30 Inspector’s Email31 Accepted Yes/No 1 Accepted or Rejected32 LabRegdNo Text 15 Registration No if Accepted33 LabRecDate Date short Lab Receive Date34 LabCode Text 10 Secret Sample Code for Laboratory35 LabIncharge Text 20 Incharge of Laboratory36 DespatchAddr Text 100 Forwarding address for analysis report37 DespatchDate Date Short Despatch report date38 LabAnalDate Date Short Date of analysis of sample in Lab39 LabAnalbasis Text 10 Basis of analysis of sample in Lab40 LabAnalyst Text 20 Name Analyst, who analysed the sample41 SampleWt Number 6:2 Weight of sample Received42 SampleQuality Text 12 Standard/ Non Standard43 Remarks Text 50 Any Remarks of Lab Authority

PORTAL

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