A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF AGIL IN UJJAIN DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH
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2012-06
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jau,junagadh
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India is the fourth largest producer of agrochemicals globally, after United States, Japan and China. The agrochemicals industry is a significant industry for the Indian economy. The Indian agrochemicals market grew at a rate of 11 per cent from USD $ 1.22 billion in FY (Financial Year) 2008 to an estimated USD $ 1.36 billion in FY09. India’s agrochemicals consumption is one of the lowest in the world with per hectare consumption of just 0.58 Kg compared to US (4.5 Kg/ha) and Japan (11 Kg/ha). In India, paddy accounts for the maximum share of pesticide consumption, around 28 per cent, followed by cotton (20%). Indian population is increasing and the per capita size of land decreasing, the use of pesticides in India has to improve further. Besides increasing in domestic consumption, the exports by the Indian agrochemicals industry can be doubled in the next four years if proper strategies and sophisticated technologies are adopted by the industry.
In India, there are about 125 technical grade manufacturers (10 multinationals), 800 formulators, over 145,000 distributors. 60 technical grade pesticides are being manufactured indigenously. Technical grade manufacturers sell high purity chemicals in bulk (generally in drums of 200-250 Kg) to formulators. Formulators in turn, prepare formulations by adding inert carriers, solvents, surface active agents, deodorants etc. These formulations are packed for retail sale and bought by the farmers. The Indian agrochemicals market is characterized by low capacity utilization. Due to its inherent strength of low-cost manufacturing and qualified low-cost. Exporter formed 50 per cent of total industry turnover in FY08 and have achieved a
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