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Rabi sowing season: DAP shortage threatens crop yields
KARACHI: Pakistan’s agricultural sector is facing an escalating crisis as a severe shortage of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser threatens the upcoming Rabi sowing season, raising concerns over declining crop yields, rising input costs and potential risks to the country’s food security. Industry sources said that vessels carrying imported DAP fertiliser remain stuck in berth queues and at outer anchorage at Karachi Port, delaying the arrival of critical supplies and heightening fears of a significant decline in yields of the 2026–27 wheat crop. Field reports indicate that key farming belt...
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