Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid on Tuesday claimed that there is no shortage of fertiliser in the country, saying the disorder surrounding its distribution despite adequate stocks is part of a planned conspiracy.

“There is no problem with fertiliser. We have more fertiliser in stock than we had at the same time last year. In many places, government warehouses do not even have enough space to store the available fertiliser,” he said.

The minister made the remarks while talking to reporters at a press briefing at the Secretariat on measures to improve airport facilities, including cold storage and cool-room facilities at the cargo village, to boost agricultural exports.

The government has introduced a new policy on fertiliser distribution and those who believe they will be deprived under the new policy are creating problems in different ways, he said adding “The situation will gradually return to normal.”

As the country has sufficient fertiliser stocks, there is no reason to be concerned about any conspiracy, he said.

Addressing those creating disorder over fertiliser, he said, “This is not good. Please do not do this.”

On increasing agricultural exports, the minister said initiatives are being taken to improve infrastructure and storage facilities at airports.

Besides, expanding cold storage and cool-room facilities at the cargo village would help exporters ship agricultural products more quickly while maintaining quality, he said.