India is the third largest producer and consumer of fertilizers in the world. Fertilizer production in India began in 1906 and expanded significantly in the 1940s. There are two main types of fertilizers - organic fertilizers made from animal and plant wastes, and inorganic synthetic fertilizers. The Indian fertilizer market was worth over $7 billion in 2018, and the government allocates billions of rupees in subsidies each year to support the fertilizer industry. Total annual fertilizer production in India is over 316 lakh metric tons with the leading companies being National Fertilizers Limited, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited