Dear AGRICOS,
As per research done by Indian Institute of Public Administration with the help of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, 58% of agri inputs are fake in rural India. Most of them are unregulated products.
Indian farmers are mostly guided by retailers who follow unethical and illegal practices. They lure the farmers in an illusion of cost-effective solutions to purchase non genuine plant protection Chemicals. Most farmers purchase spurious pesticides thinking that they are purchasing the original product.
Problems due to Spurious/Substandard pesticides :-
1. Due to ineffectiveness of these products in controlling pests, crops suffer yield losses
2. Financial loss, indebtedness, distress to farmers
3. These products contaminate the fields and environment due to overuse in quest of adequate protection against pests. The unmonitored toxic ingredients lead to soil degradation, ground and surface water contamination, imbalance of natural flora and fauna and negative health impact on humans and animals
4. Inadequate plant protection impacts national food security
5. They generate unwanted residue on fruits, vegetables and other food commodities
6. They corner major market share of pesticide industry
7. There is a major revenue loss to GOI in the form of GST and other taxes.
Thanks ! Dr. Amit Tripathi
(Source - LinkedIn)
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