CropLife India Conducts Workshop on ‘Crop Grouping Principles for Establishment of National MRLs”
CropLife India, an association of 17 R&D driven crop science companies, and the leading voice of the plant science industry in India, conducted a Workshop on “Crop Grouping principles for establishment of National MRLs” on July 26, according to Krishak Jagran. The absence of label claims for spices, fruits, leafy vegetables etc. leave farmers with limited pest management options.
In addition, they bear the risk of rejection in international trade on account of off-label use of the agrochemical and the absence of country MRLs. This workshop will be a milestone in urging the Government of India to discourage off-label use of agrochemicals through implementation of crop grouping scheme.
As per an estimate, out of 554 crops grown in India, more than 85% of crops, due to less acreage or commercial value, don’t have the label claim of Crop Protection Products (CPP”s); which leads to off-label use. The implementation of Crop Grouping Principles is the need of the hour; which is part of globally accepted norms. In various countries like USA, EU, Japan and Australia, Crop Grouping Principles were implemented long back which has provided huge benefits to the farmers of those countries. It was a request from the crop protection industry for a long time and a lot of deliberation has been held with the technical experts on the same.
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