Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 15, 2008, 5:34 IST
Spurious and substandard pesticides worth around Rs 1,200 crore are palmed off to unwary farmers every year. This results in a net loss to the farmers of crops worth about Rs 6,000 crore.
These estimates have been compiled by the Agrochemicals Policy Group (APG), a pesticides industry body that aims to promote the safe use of plant protection chemicals.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/spurious-pesticides-destroy-crops-worth-rs-6000-crore-year
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-industry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agrochemicals-promotion-group-apg