In India, the 18% levy on goods and services for pesticides raises common concerns among farmers and producers. The firm believes that this will increase the cost of agricultural inputs. Since pesticides are indispensable in controlling pests and increasing yields, so that had add an additional burden to farmers.

           India’s CropLife director Rajshekhar Sakhalkar said that because the current Indian agriculture is in the sowing stage, the actual impact is temporarily measurable, but certainly will have a negative impact. “Prior to this, the pesticide tax rate was 14-15%, and we thought it was reasonable between 5% and 12%, but the government was raised to 18%,” Sakhalkar said.

           Rajkumar Pathik, a rice grower from Allahabad, says he knows that the price of pesticides is likely to rise sharply. “It is the season of seeding, so we have not started buying pesticides yet, but the farmers are rumored that tax had up, pesticides will be more expensive than before. “

           Rajasthan Minister of Agriculture Prabhu Lal Saini said last week that he would communicate with the central government and hope that the pesticide tax rate would decline. “We expect this to be a problem at the national level, which is the basic needs of farmers and the price must be lowered When there is something new, there is room for improvement, and we will try to get the central concern about the problem.