| Type of policy options |
Instrument |
| Economic or Market based instrument. |
Removing existing fertilizer subsidy
Intervention to prevent world market price fluctuation of fertilizer through direct compensation payment for volatile price by assistant card according to area allocation to crop.
Certification as well as incentive for FBMP. |
| Regulation (restrictions on nitrogen and crop management). |
Fixing nitrate vulnerable zones.
Ceiling on nitrogen /ha applications. According to recommended dozes in AEZ
Restriction on broadcast application encourage granular form application |
| Enhancing the knowledge base |
Funding on Scientific research
Extension service (dissemination, codes of good practice etc.
Awareness building. |
