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India may look beyond China for DAP needs

The ongoing lockdown of Hubei province, a key producer in China’s huge fertiliser industry, is spurring the biggest buyer of one of the crop-growing ingredients to look for other suppliers. India is the world’s biggest buyer of diammonium…

Pakistan to consider importing insecticides from India to fight locusts

Pakistan is likely to import insecticides from arch-rival India to brace itself for any locust attacks this summer, bypassing a ban on trade between the neighbouring nations. A copy of Cabinet agenda for a Tuesday meeting seen has the import…

Government to Introduce Bill to Promote Safer Pesticides

Amid a long-lasting debate on the do and don’t of pesticides, the central government has decided to encourage and promote safer use of pesticides. Keeping this in mind, the bill seeking to promote safe and effective pesticides will be introduced…

Cold weather in North India to boost rabi crop yields

Cold weather in northern India will boost yields of winter-sown or rabi grains, oilseeds and pulses, increasing the country’s food output to a new high, although conditions are not very good for vegetables, agriculture commissioner SK Malhotra…

India extends Canada exemption from crop fumigation policy

India will exempt Canada for three months from its policy that so-called pulse crops such as peas and lentils must be fumigated with methyl bromide to kill insects before leaving the country of origin, the Canadian government said on last Thursday. The…

44 pesticides banned for import, manufacture, sale in India: Tomar

Till now 44 pesticides have been banned for import, manufacture and sale, two pesticide formulations have been restricted to be manufactured for export only and eight pesticides have been withdrawn and are no longer in use in agriculture, said…

Govt frames new rules for sale of insecticides

The Punjab Government has framed new rules and regulations for the sale of insecticides and pesticides making it mandatory for the dealers to mention the name of the insect/pest and also the name of the crop for which it has been purchased by…

Minister reiterates Indian govt commitment for Bio-Fertilizers in House

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar reiterated Government commitment on encouraging use of Bio-Fertilizers over Chemical Fertilizers in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Government of India has been encouraging the…

List of Pesticides Banned for Manufacture, Import and Use in India

Pesticides are chemicals are made to kill or control pests, insects, weeds, fungi, microbes and rodents. There are many pesticides that have been found to be dangerous to human, animal health and also to the environment. Since pesticides are…