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Why does the Government of India promote the use of ‘Neem-coated Urea’ in agriculture?

Miscellaneous 2016

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Release of Neem oil in the soil increases nitrogen fixation by the soil microorganisms

Neem coating slows down the rate of dissolution of urea in the soil

Nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas, is not at all released into atmosphere by crop fields

It is a combination of a weedicide and a fertilizer for particular crops