Why is the fertilizer industry concentrated around the production of nitrogenous fertilisers? Give three reasons.

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The fertilizer industry concentrated around the production of nitrogenous fertilizers because:

Potash is entirely imported as the country does not have any reserves of commercially usable potash or potassium compounds in any form

India is the third largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers

After the Green Revolution, there has been considerable expansion in the industry

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