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Agrochemicals and pesticides attract high taxation by way of GST at 18 percent. PMFAI appealed the government to keep GST in parity with other agri inputs by reducing GST rates to 5 percent. The same has not happened, writes Pradip Dave, President, PMFAI
Budget 2021-22 does not offer anything for agrochemical sector: PMFAI Read More
With a view to reduce overall cost of production for farmers, the GST on agrochemicals could have been reduced from the current 18 percent to 12 percent, CropLife India said
Mixed reactions from CropLife India on Union Budget 2021-22 Read More
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu called for establishing strong lab–farm links and farmer–industry interaction to turn the farmers into ‘agri-entrepreneurs’
Future of Indian agriculture lies on tech-driven farming practices: Vice President Read More
Policymakers must devise ways to reduce the impact of monsoon on the growth of the agrochemical sector. Pradip Dave, President, PMFAI suggests ways to make agriculture climate-resilient, key for for the growth of agrochemicals industry
Reducing role of monsoon in farming is key for agrochemicals growth Read More
Freshokartz provides tech-enabled services to small and marginal farmers including agricultural inputs, crop advisory, output linkages, crop insurance and financing to optimise a currently inefficient agriculture supply chain while enhancing price realisation by farmers
Agritech start-up ‘FreshoKartz’ raises US$ 1.4 million to fund rapid growth Read More