Indian agrochemical industry urges govt to increase budget to the agri sector

Agrochemical and pesticide sector has urged the government to increase fund flow to the agriculture sector in the upcoming Budget for improving the infrastructure for farming in all parts of the country to double the income of the farmers.

Talking to ET, Rajesh Aggarwal, managing director, Insecticide India said " We look forward to this budget and will undoubtedly focus on agriculture in line with the last years as agriculture has played a vital role in these pandemic times. We also look forward to increased budgets for better infrastructure for farming in all parts of the country."

He said that It is also critical that the input cost is reduced to whatever possible extent to support the farmers. "Industry looks forward to the government's support for research and make in India for the crop protection Industry. Better mechanism for the better prices of produce is another challenge that needs to be looked after," he said.

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