Six Sigma In Fertilizer Industry

Last few decades have witnessed a phenomenal increase in the fertilizer consumption in many

countries. As a result farmers and governments have stepped up efforts to expand farm production to feed the growing populations and increase agricultural exports. The major aim of these countries is to expand the agricultural output at a rapid pace as well as to improve the overall quality of the produce. Six Sigma has a number of applications in Fertilizers Industry which is an industry growing at a rapid pace across the world. IMC

Global, one of the Leading Fertilizer companies across the world has adopted Six Sigma and is using it extensively to deliver high quality of products & services to its customers. Six Sigma is used across the organization to improve and streamline procedures with an objective to yield high quality produce. The company believes in ""feed the land that feeds the world".

Six Sigma tools like ANOVA and DoE have huge applicability in Fertilizer Industry. For example, the impact of different fertilizers on Crop Yield can be studied. It means studying the impact of various fertilizers on the crop yield and selecting the most appropriate one. In India it will be critical to increase the produce/unit of land since the demand for food would go up. Moreover, the quality of produce is also increasingly becoming a central theme with more and more people getting health conscious. This is the best time to utilize the benefits of Six Sigma in the Fertilizer Industry.