A delegation of leading associations of manufacturers and formulators of agrochemical led by Dr Dipen Agrawal, President of Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra Industry & Trade (CAMIT) called upon Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and upraised him with the adverse effect of the Government’s proposed bill to provide compensation to farmers for incurring financial losses due to the use of adulterated and spurious seeds, insecticides and fertilisers.

 

On the occasion Fadnavis said that it is the duty of the Government to protect interest of farmers, concerns of industry and trade,” he said The delegation consisted of Sanjiv Lal, MD of Rallis India Ltd. and Vice Chairman of FICCI Agrochemical Committee, Parikshit Mundhra, MD of Willowood Chemicals Ltd. and Chairman of Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI), Rajesh Aggarwal, MD of Insecticides India Ltd., and Vice Chairman of CCFI, Nirmala Pathrawal, ED of Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) and Durgesh Chandra, Secretary General of CropLife India.