Role of Agrochemicals in increasing Food production.

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Role of Agrochemicals in increasing Food
production.
Dr. Samir P Dave Director - Aimco Pesticides
Limited Chairman Technical committee - PMFAI
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Why Agrochemicals ?

1. Indias Current population is 1.2 billion, will
   reach 1.4 billion by 2025.
2. Per capita income likely to move from Rs 54,000
   to Rs. 1,80,000.
3. Even today Millions of People are under mal
   nutrition limits.
4. Current production of food grains is 220 mil.
   tons the demand will go to 300 mil. tons by 2025,
   requiring increase of 5.4 mil. tons per year
5. Indians spends upto 50 of their income on Food
   as compare to 30 in China 3 in USA.

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Why Agrochemicals ?

1. Decreasing Arable Land from 166 Mio Ha to 158 Mio
   Ha in last 50 years.
2. Increase in Land use for non agricultural uses 10
   in 2005.
3. Crop plants must compete with 30,000 species of
   weeds, 3,000 species of nematodes and 10,000
   species of plant-eating insects.
4. More Crop yield needed by growing population for
   Food, Fiber now FUEL.

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Why Agrochemicals ?
PER CAPITA GRAIN CONSUMPTION IN DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES (Kg/PERSON)
The per capita consumption of food grain,
presently quite low in India, may increase as
the income and number of middle class are likely
to increase.
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Why Agrochemicals ? Our yields are less in
comparison to World
Crop Yields (q/ha) in different countries (2000)
S. No. COUNTRY PADDY MAIZE WHEAT
1 U.S.A. 70.37 86.03 28.20
2 INDIA 30.08 17.69 27.77
3 CHINA 62.34 46.70 37.29
4 PAKISTAN 30.27 15.11 24.91
  Yield Gap in India PY - FY Yield Gap in India PY - FY Wheat Rice
      45 110
        FAOSTAT 2008
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Why Agrochemicals ?
LOSSES CAUSED BY DIFFERENT PESTS
Crop losses US 19 Billion (Source 37th
report of Dept. of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,
Govt. of India, The standing committee on
petroleum and chemicals)
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Why Agrochemicals ?
PESTICIDES CONSUMPTION(Kg/ha) LOWEST IN THE WORLD
India uses only less than 2 worlds
pesticides, whereas produces 16 of the
worlds food grain
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Agrochemicals and RISK.

• Risk is an intrinsic part of life and must be
  weighed against the benefits likely to result
  from any particular action.
• Toxicity is the function of dose, environment
  duration of exposure.
• Water, considered as Life, is also toxic and has
  LD50 of 90 g/kg (Rats).

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Way forward to Double Food Production.

1. Conservation of Soil, Water Natural resources
   by use of modern technologies.
2. Use of modern Information Technologies.
3. Availability of proper Irrigation water
   conservation technologies.
4. Use of highly target pests specific highly
   effective Agrochemicals, having property of safer
   dissipation in the environment more quickly
   used in much lower rates.

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Way forward to Double Food Production.

1. Development and promotion of new, innovative and
   eco-friendly Agrochemical formulations WDG, SC,
   EW, CS etc..
2. Educate, Train the farmers with the knowledge and
   technology needed to modern farming technologies.
   
3. Political and economic stability, Good
   infrastructure for Storage Transport (Rural
   Supply Chain).
4. Easy access to Agricultural Credit Insurance.

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Way forward to Double Food Production.

1. Greater investments in Research development on
   India specific new Agrochemical molecules.
2. Weighted Deduction of 150 on Agrochemicals
   Promotion / Extension Expenses.
3. Pesticide specific Industrial Development Zones.
4. Treatment at par with the Pharmaceutical
   Industry.
5. Strong Legal system to protect IP.

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Thank You
Presentation By
Dr. Samir Dave
Pestisides Manufacturers Formulators
Association of India (PMFAI)
Aimco Pesticides Ltd

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