The distribution of fertiliser across states in India has long been plagued by shortages, panic buying, diversion allegations, and chaotic scenes outside cooperative societies, with Madhya Pradesh (MP), one of the country’s key agri-producing states, no exception. During the previous kharif season, crowd control emerged as a major challenge at several distribution centres. Against this backdrop, the state rolled out the AgriStack-linked e-Vikas portal statewide from April 1.
While the MP government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution in the state, industry stakeholders say it is a promising initiative but too early to evaluate, while others argue that no system can solve farmers’ problems without uninterrupted fertiliser supply.
