# MP govt bans fertiliser sales, 82 lakh farmers hit in Kharif season 2026-08-15T17:08:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Madhya Pradesh government has banned all fertiliser sales from 7 PM on August 14 until further orders, right in the middle of the Kharif season. The move affects about 82 lakh farmers, with paddy growers expected to face the worst shortage. India TV News reports farmers have expressed concern that the ban will hurt crop yields and disrupt sowing schedules. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Farmers, fertiliser, Kharif season, Madhya Pradesh, paddy Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mp-govt-bans-fertiliser-sales-82-lakh-farmers-hit-in-kharif-season/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mp-govt-bans-fertiliser-sales-82-lakh-farmers-hit-in-kharif-season/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/