Sowing a green growth story
In an interview, Pradip Dave with Chemical Today Magazine gives a holistic growth story of agrochemicals and crop protection industry in India.
By Shivani Mody
Trends in the agrochemicals and pesticides industry.
The emerging trends for Agrochemicals/Pesticide Industry are good. The next generation Agriculture in the country will include all possible sustainable solutions for crop protection which will include Crop Protection Chemicals, Biotechnology and Seed treatment. The sector faces many challenges but the solutions for the same will lead India in becoming a global manufacturing hub for quality Pesticides/Agrochemicals. Govt. of India is also encouraging and promoting the concept of "Make in India" and thereby manufacturing in India, and effective steps taken in that direction will boost Indian Agrochemical industry.
Opportunities for the agrochemicals and pesticides industry in India.
In India, use of Herbicides and Fungicides are increasing. But consumption of agrochemicals in India is still one of the lowest in the world. Currently per hectare usage of agrochemical formulations in India is only 0.6 kg/ha against 5-7 kg/ha usage in UK; 13 kg/ha usage in China & Japan; 4.5 kg/ha usage by US and world average usage of 3 kg/ha.
Only 25 to 30 percent of cultivated area in India comes under crop protection umbrella. Government's own estimate puts annual crop losses due to pests and diseases in India over Rs 90,000 crores. While our population at present stands at 130 crores, it is expected to reach 150 crores by 2030. There is a dire need to pace our agricultural production, particularly in an era of climate change and ever reducing farmland due to urbanization and housing needs, which forces conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural usages.
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