National Agrochemicals Congress concludes

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New Delhi : The four-day National Agrochemicals Congress `on the theme ‘Country’s Status on Various Fronts of Agrochemicals’ concluded here on November 16, 2019. The plenary sessions had deliberations on ‘Issues and Concerns of Agrochemicals for Sustainable Farming’. This was the first ever National Agrochemicals Congress and this will hereafter be conducted every three years.

Recommendations from the congress included labelling of pesticide indicating the mode of action, status of country’s preparedness in invasive exigencies, to rethink on restrictive banning of pesticides in view of risk based considerations, policy regarding data protection of imported technical pesticides, policy for introduction of safe nano-formulations, and empowerment of farmers through training and extension, according to a PIB release.

In the concluding session, Prof Ramesh Chand, Member, Niti Ayog, outlined the importance of responsible use of agrochemicals utilising precision technologies to reduce wastage of applied chemicals into environments. Prof. Chand advised the stakeholders to discourage false claims about agrochemicals and tackle the spread of wrong perception in public about agrochemicals. He exhorted agrochemicals scientists and microbiologists to workout on chemical and microbial interventions to transform biomass waste into a wealth.

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, DG, ICAR, said that agrochemicals will continue to play a major input in agriculture to meet the crop production targets and we must strive to ensure its safe and judicious use. He requested the scientists to comprehensively work on the aspects of nano-pesticide approach to ensure safety of humans, livestock and environment.