The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 2.10 lakh metric tons of fertilizer from various sources to meet the country’s agricultural demand during the upcoming crop seasons.

The approvals came from the 5th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year held today at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

The Adviser also briefed reporters after the meeting.

The committee approved the import of 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer under the 11th optional lot from OCP Nutricrops of Morocco at a cost of Tk 319.51 crore, with a unit price of US$651 per metric ton.

It also endorsed proposals for importing 30,000 metric tons of TSP fertilizer each under the 17th and 18th lots from the same supplier OCP Nutricrops, Morocco costing Tk 184.53 crore per lot.

Besides, the committee recommended importing 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer under the first lot of 2026 from MA’ADEN of Saudi Arabia at a cost of Tk 323.92 crore.

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In addition, proposals for importing 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular urea fertilizer from KAFCO, Bangladesh, with around Tk 153.08 crore and 40,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea fertilizer from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company of Saudi Arabia with around Tk 205.31 crore were also approved.

Officials said the fertilizer imports would help ensure uninterrupted supply to farmers and support food security.