Study: India Does Not Use Excessive Crop Protection Chemicals

Posted by Matt Hopkins|1 August 2017

According to a research study by the all India coordinated programme on crop protection chemical residues, DAC, and World Bank, it has been proven that crop protection chemicals are not excessively used in India, writes Prabodh Krishna on BusinessWorld.in.

Global production of major crops has increased significantly and it is somehow driven by plant science innovations like pest control products. World population is increasing everyday, but the land remaining for agrarian use remains constant. Hence, it has become increasingly important for farmers to able to do sustainably use the agriculture land for increasing production.

Compared with other countries, India’s spend on crop protection countries is $2.5 billion, which is just 0.8 per cent of total agrarian production. It means that India and China’s per dollar spend on crop protection chemicals stand at $126, which is far higher than that in countries like U.S. and Brazil. Indian farmers may be termed as using crop protection chemicals in a more efficient way with a better generation of agricultural produce.

Read the full story on BusinessWorld.in.