印度农药制造商机构寻求平衡方法来应对百草枯禁令举措

CropLife India, an industry body of pesticide manufacturers, on Thursday called for a balanced way forward, which would be to combine regulatory caution with practical support for farmers following the Centre’s plan to ban herbicide Paraquat Dichloride.

Stating that the crop protection needs should not be disrupted during a critical season, it said the government should examine carefully through scientific and regulatory process whenever specific concerns arise with regard to any agrochemical as human health and the environment are the foremost priority.

The industry body, however, refrained from directly opposing the Centre’s plan to ban herbicide Paraquat Dichloride, whose market value is about Rs 1,500 crore annually. On May 7,businessline reported on the Centre’s move to impose a nationwide ban on Paraquat Dichloride, one of India’s most widely used herbicides, after an expert panel reviewed evidence linking the chemical to fatal poisoning, kidney failure, lung fibrosis and Parkinson’s disease, potentially disrupting a large agrochemical market involving more than 1,500 licence manufacturers.

‘Address specific concerns’

A committee comprising doctors and agricultural scientists has unanimously recommended complete prohibition on Paraquat Dichloride after examining its toxicity profile and public health impact.

“Any concern linked to farmer safety, poisoning, misuse or unsafe handling must be taken very seriously. Crop protection products are meant to protect crops and farmer incomes, and their use must always be guided by safety, label directions and Good Agricultural Practices. Where specific concerns arise, it is important that they are examined through a careful scientific and regulatory process, with human health and the environment as the foremost priority,” said Ankur Aggarwal, Chairman of CropLife India.

Objective - farmer safety

发布于 2026 年 5 月 14 日