1. PESTICIDE SECTOR
Presented by :- Group No-6
-Roshan Kumar
-Irfan
-Ravi Kumar Kanwar
-Vivek Anand
-Sanjay Singh Purohit
-Megha Pandey
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2. Content of Presentation :-
Introduction Pesticide (2)
Overview of pesticide sector(3)
Production of pesticide (4)
Export and Import(5)
Global market share of different company
India’s production & consumption(9)
Segmentwise consumption in India(10)
Indian pesticide market size(11)
Pesticide Management Bill(12)
Government Regulation(13)
Spurious Pesticides, Banned Pesticides
and Patents(14-20)
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3. PESTICIDE INCLUDES
1. INSECTICIDES
2. MINERAL OILS
3. HERBICIDES
4. FUNGICIDES AND BACTERICIDES
5. SEED TREATMENT – FUNGICIDES
6. SEED TREATMENT – INSECTICIDES
7. PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
8. RODENTICIDES
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4. OVERVIEW OF INDIAN PESTICIDE SECTOR
More than 60 technical grade pesticide being manufactured
indigenously by 125 producers .
large and medium scale enterprises (including about 10
multinational companies) and more than 500 pesticide formulators
spread over the country.
India is the 4thlargest producer of agrochemicals after USA, Japan
and China.
The per hectare consumption of pesticide is low in India at 381
grams when compared to the world average of 500 grams
The production of Indian pesticides industry is 85,000 MT during
year 08-09.
Size of the Indian pesticide industry was estimated at Rs.98 bn for
2008, including exports of Rs.48 bn.
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5. Pesticide production in India
(Organised sector)
86000
85218
85000 84701 84701
84000
Production 83000
In MT
82185
81934
82000
81000
80000
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Production in MT
http://chemicals.nic.in/chem1.htm 5

6. Production installed vs actual in 2009-10
(India)
Production( MT)
146471
160000
140000
120000 82185
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Installed capacity to produce (in MT) Actual production (in MT)
http://chemicals.nic.in/chem1.htm
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7. EXPORT & IMPORT OF PESTICIDE IN INDIA
11579
12000
10000 8611
7357
Rs in crores
8000
5969
6000
2791 2877
4000
754 806
2000
0
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2009-2010
Export (in Rs crores) Import (in Rs crores)
http://chemicals.nic.in/chem1.htm 7

8. Market share of different companies
globally(%)
32 19
.Bayer (Germany)
2.Syngenta (Switzerland)
19 3.BASF (Germany)
9 4.Dow AgroSciences (USA)
10 11 5.Monsanto (USA)
6.rest of company
http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-test/10560-the-
worlds-top-10-pesticide-firms-who-owns-nature 8

9. India’s pesticide production and consumption
100 94
90 85.1
80 69.6 84.7
82.2
70
60
50 41 production(in TMT)
40.7 39.8 39.5
40 48.4 consumption(In TMT)
30
20
10
0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
www.amrc.org.hk/node/1007 9

10. Indian scenario
Segment wise consumption of
Pesticides (in %)
4
15
Insecticide
16 Herbicide
65 Fungicide
Others
Source: Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals 10

11. Indian pesticide market size (in INR Crore)
7800 7690
7600 7460
7400
7220
7200
7000
7000
6800
6600
2009 2010 2011(e) 2012(e)
Pesticide Market Size(INR Crore)
Linear (Pesticide Market Size(INR Crore))
Source: Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals 11

12. PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT BILL
• Came on 24th April 2008.
• To regulate the import , export
, manufacture, sell, transport, distribution and quality and use
of pesticide to :-
1. Control pests
2. Ensure availability of quality pesticides
3. Allow use after efficacy and safety test
4. Awareness regarding safe and judicious use.
http://dnb.co.in/
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13. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
• The Insecticides Act-1968
• The Environment (protection) act-1986
• Bureau of Indian Standards Act
• Air (Prevention & control of pollution)Act-1981
• Water (Prevention & control of pollution)Act-1974
• Hazardous waste(management & handling) Rules-1989
prsindia.org
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14. SPURIOUS PESTICIDES
• Inferior formulations which fail to kill pest and cause
damage to crops.
• May not contain any plant protection ingredient.
• 40% pesticides used in India are spurious.
• Out of the total Rs. 7000 crore market, spurious pesticides
account for Rs. 3000 crore.
• Mostly used in Bihar, West Bangal and Orissa.
• Manufactured mainly in Haryana and Delhi.
• Example – Sandhya Organics and Sabero Organics Gujrat
Ltd.
financialexpress.com
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15. Pesticides Banned for manufacture, import
and use in India
1. Aldrin 8. Ethyl Mercury Chloride
2. Benzene Hexachloride 9. Ethyl Parathion
3. Calcium Cyanide 10. Heptachlor
4. Chlordane 11. Menazone
5. Copper Acetoarsenite 12. Nitrofen
6. Cibromochloropropane 13. Paraquat Dimethyl
7. Endrin Sulphate
14. Pentachloro Nitrobenzene
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16. 15. Pentachlorophenol 22. Dieldrin
16. Phenyl Mercury 23. Maleic Hydrazide
Acetate 24. Ethylene Dibromide
17. Sodium Methane 25. Trichloro Acetic Acid
Arsonate 26. Metoxuron
18. Tetradifon 27. Chlorofenvenphos
19. Toxafen 28. Lindane (Banned for use
20. Aldicarb from 25 March,2013
21. Chlorobenzilate
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17. PESTICIDES RESTRICTED FOR USE IN
INDIA
1. DDT 9. Fenitrothion
2. Lindane 10. Diazinon
3. Methyl Bromide 11. Fenthion
4. Aluminium Phosphide 12. Dazomet
5. Methyl Parathion 13. Methoxy Ethyl Mercuric
6. Sodium Cyanide Chloride (MEMC).
7. Monocrotophos
8. Endosulfan
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18. ENDOSULFAN:To ban or not to ban
• High use due to cheapness and easy availability.
• Issues of concern:
nerve damage,
polluting environment,
Residual effect more in living organisms.
• Banned in 80 countries including EU,Australia and USA.
• Banned in Kerala since 2005: Ill effects of use in cashew
plantation in Kasargod,resulted in 500 deaths and health
problems.
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19. • Ill effects have not been reported from other parts of India.
• India was the largest user of endosulfan.
• On 14th May 2011,countrywide ban on manufacture,sale and
use of endosulfan.
• On 6th August 2011,Supreme Court refused to lift its 3 month
ban on the pesticide.
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20. Patent issues
• Neem patent controversy: Neem used in India for complicated for
ages but no patent issued on products and processes related.
• Generic Pesticides are used more in India than patented pesticides.
• Patents can be marketed in India but can’t be exported.
• 6 patented products marketed in India:
Thiomethoxam(Syngenta), Spinosad(Denosil)
, Imidacloprid(Bayer)
Sulfosulphonyl(Monsanto), Clodinatop(Syngenta)
Indoxacarb(Dupont),
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