New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) Managing Director K J Patel has projected the company's net profit is set to rise by 10% in the financial year ending 2025-26, despite fewer farmers in the country using its flagship nano fertilisers. The MD also said that the cooperative aims to focus more on training farmers to boost adoption.

Patel, who has spent nearly four decades at IFFCO and recently took over from US Awasthi after his 32-year tenure, spoke about a broad, people-focused strategy built around the cooperative's "crown jewel" - its deep-rooted bond with 36,000 cooperatives and more than five crore farmers across the country.

"Our motto is to make sure that fertilisers are manufactured and they a...