Bhutan wants to procure 3,000 tonnes of urea from Bangladesh for its agriculture sector because of facing challenges in sourcing sufficient volume of such chemical in the current time, officials said.
The Bhutanese embassy in Dhaka has recently sent a note verbal seeking necessary assistance in procuring the amount of urea from Bangladesh at the earliest possible time, they added.
The foreign affairs ministry has requested the industries ministry to inform the Bhutanese side whether it will be possible to provide the sought volume of urea or not.
More than half the population of Bhutan are involved with the agriculture sector.
The country had been sourcing fertilisers, especially urea, from other countries so far.
Currently, it is facing some challenges in sourcing adequate amount of urea, according to the note.
As Bangladesh produces urea, the Buddhist Kingdom, would like to request the country to provide it with about 3,000 tonnes of urea for its agriculture sector.
The embassy has requested that necessary steps be taken by the authorities concerned an early as possible so that the Bhutanese government can provide the ferliser to its farmers before the next planting season begins.
"We have received a letter from the foreign ministry on fertiliser purchase by the Bhutanese embassy," said an official.
The country requires more or less 5.0 million tonnes of different types of fertilisers annually, a high official of the agriculture ministry told the FE.
He, however, said the country produces 0.8-1.0 million tonnes of urea and 0.1 million tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate or TSP respectively.
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