Assessment of Market Potential and Farmers’ Buying Behaviour for copper fungicides in Warangal district of Telangana
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2022
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Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner – 334006
Abstract
Agrochemicals are basically the chemical products that consists
of fertilizers, plant-protection chemicals, and plant-growth hormones
which are widely used in agriculture. Modern agriculture is largely reliant
on the usage of various agrochemicals, which play an important role in
increasing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of crop production in
order to fulfil the food demands of the world's rapidly growing population
(Pal et al., 2006). Agrochemicals are widely employed in agriculture to
bridge the gap between food production and consumption in order to
meet rising food demand. According to a study published in the journal
Nature, Ecology & Evolution, pathogens and pests are causing global
wheat losses ranging from 10% to 28%, rice losses ranging from 25% to
41%, maize losses ranging from 20% to 41%, potato losses ranging from
8% to 21%, and soybean losses ranging from 11% to 32% (Savary et
al., 2019). In order to make agriculture more productive and profitable,
the intensity of crop protection has increased significantly, as seen by a
15-20-fold increase in pesticides usage around the world.