| Agrochemical Product | | | | |
| Nothing can be more disheartening for farmers when | | | | It is now a well-known fact that India has become a |
| a large part of their production is destroyed by | | | | major centre for chemical and pharmaceutical |
| insects, weeds and pests. However, it is not wrong | | | | Industry. Many factors play vital role in flourishing |
| to say that protecting agricultural farms and lands | | | | chemical and pharmaceutical industries in India, but |
| from these unwanted pests is a tough task. But, with | | | | one cannot ignore Gujarat's contribution to flourish |
| the availability of several kinds of agrochemicals, | | | | these industries. Ankleshwar based GIDC is Asia's |
| these problems can be solved to a significant level. | | | | largest industrial development centre which is also |
| Agrochemicals are those kinds of substances, which | | | | renowned for utmost chemical zone with modern |
| are actively used in managing agricultural ecosystem. | | | | infrastructure facilities. All kind of chemical |
| These products, commonly referred as crop | | | | manufacturing companies are there; from small |
| protection chemicals play a vital role in controlling the | | | | traditional company to multinational giants have their |
| attacks of pests, weeds, fungi, diseases and other | | | | base in Ankleshwar. All kind of chemical products are |
| undesirable pests which pose serious threats to the | | | | produced from pharmaceutical product to |
| crop production. Agrochemical products include wide | | | | agrochemical products everything is produced at |
| ranges of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and | | | | same industrial estate. |
| fungicides. These agrochemical products aid in | | | | Agrochemical products are emerging as must |
| protecting crops from the harmful attacks of pest, | | | | necessary products for agriculture industry in this |
| insects, unwanted weeds and fungi respectively. It | | | | time. Agrochemical products especially apply to crop |
| may also include synthetic fertilizers, hormones and | | | | protection from harmful insects and germs. With the |
| other chemical growth agents, and concentrated | | | | growing population, the demand for food crops is |
| stores of raw animal manure. It is to be noted that | | | | also increasing and for efficiently meeting the demand |
| safety of agrochemical products for consumer and | | | | farmers have to constantly take the help of crop |
| environment is carefully regulated and only after a | | | | protecting chemical products. Wide range of chemical |
| comprehensive safety assessment, a particular | | | | products includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, |
| agrochemical product is allowed to be sold within a | | | | synthetic fertilizers, and chemical growth agents. |
| country. Each agrochemical product has a specific | | | | Agrochemical products are boon to the farmers, as |
| application that is clearly mentioned on its label for | | | | with the use of these products farmers can increase |
| clearly stating its use to the consumers. Education | | | | the agricultural productivity that efficiently help to |
| and training programs are organized to convey the | | | | provide food for the ever growing population and |
| safe and proper use of the crop protection products. | | | | also contribute toward eradicating poverty. Many |
| Moreover recommended precautions that have to be | | | | manufacturers are involved in manufacturing of |
| adopted while using these products and the effective | | | | agrochemical products and offers wide range of |
| way of applying the agrochemical products are also | | | | products like insecticides, fungicide, herbicides, etc. |
| taught to increase productivity and save input costs. | | | | |