Indian Manufacturers: Move to Ban 27 Pesticides Will ‘Hand Market to China’
Indian pesticide manufacturers have threatened to take the government to court if it goes through with banning the manufacturing and export of 27 pesticides in India, writes Samyak Pandey at ThePrint.
The Ministry of Agriculture had issued a draft notification on 14 May, intending to ban the chemicals for being harmful to humans and animals, many of them are widely used by Indian farmers. In the notification, the ministry had given all stakeholders time till 27 June to submit their objections and suggestions.
In a digital press conference Tuesday, President of the Pesticides Manufacturers and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI) Pradip Dave declared that the ban will shrink India’s export capability by more than 50% and will also hand over a Rs 12,000 crore market to China.
The pesticide manufacturers also alleged that the ban will not only lead to a dip in export earnings for the Indian industry but will also create a massive setback for Indian farmers amid the COVID-19 crisis and the upcoming kharif crop season.
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