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The Government of India has banned the import of low-priced 'Glufosinate Technical'. This decision has been implemented across India from January 25, 2024. 'Glufosinate Technical' is used to remove weeds in the fields. Know here about the reason behind the ban on glufosinate technical. 

Indian farmers use different types of chemicals/chemical fertilizers to get better production from their crops, due to which the crop yield is quite good. But, its use causes great harm to the fields. Besides this, the fruits of crops grown using chemicals also do not taste tasty. 'Glufosinate Technical' is used by farmers for excellent growth of plants and better production. Presently the Government of India has banned this chemical named Glufosinate Technically. For your information, let us tell you that the government has recently banned the import of the herbicide Glufosinate Technical, which is available at cheap prices. The assessment is that the government has taken this decision intending to encourage domestic manufacturing.

What is glufosinate technical used for?

Farmers use glufosinate technology to destroy or remove noxious weeds from fields. Apart from this, some farmers also use it for better growth of plants. So that by getting maximum production from the crop, they can earn huge income from it.  

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Glufosinate Technical Chemical Why Import Prohibited

The ban order on Glufosinate technical chemicals has been implemented across the country from January 25, 2024. Regarding the ban on glufosinate technical chemicals, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade says that the ban on the import of glufosinate technical has been changed from free to a prohibited category. 

He has also said that if the cost, insurance, and freight price on this is more than Rs 1,289 per kg, then the import of Glufosinate Technical will remain the same as before. But, due to its very low price, its import has been banned in India.

For your information, let you know that Nandurbar district is considered to be the largest papaya producing district in Maharashtra. Papaya orchards in more than 3000 hectares of area are vulnerable to this virus. Due to this, the hard work of the farmers and the cost of lakhs of rupees has been wasted. The farmers demanded compensation from the government.

After ruining soybean cultivation, the outbreak of yellow mosaic virus is currently being seen on papaya cultivation. Because of this, papaya farmers are in great distress. The virus has affected papaya orchards in more than 3,000 hectares in Nandurbar district alone, ruining the hard work of farmers and the cost of lakhs of rupees. The mosaic virus has been seen destroying the papaya crop after soybean in various districts of Maharashtra, including in Nandurbar district. A lot of papaya orchards in the district are on the verge of destruction due to mosaic virus.

The government had helped soybean farmers damaged by mosaic virus

Just as the state government had promised assistance for the losses suffered by soybean farmers due to mosaic virus. At present, similarly, papaya farmers are also expecting cooperation from the government. Maharashtra is a major fruit producing state. But the problems of its cultivators are not taking the name of lessening. This year, farmers have not received any special price for grapes. The price of oranges has fallen due to Bangladesh's policies affecting exports. Now papaya is being hit by nature.

Also read: Soybean crop destroyed due to Kewra disease outbreak among farmers

What problem has emerged in papaya cultivation?

Due to viral diseases on papaya, the leaves of its trees fall quickly. The leaves at the top shrivel, because of this the fruits are damaged by sunlight. Traders refuse to buy such fruits, papayas in more than 3000 hectares area in the district have been found to be highly affected by this mosaic virus. However, different types of measures are being taken by the farmers to control it. But, the crisis on papaya does not seem to be over. Therefore, the farmers are demanding that the district be declared drought and immediate help should be announced to all the farmers.

Also read: Farmers should do this work, otherwise papaya cultivation will be ruined

Need to establish research centre on papaya

Nandurbar district is considered to be the largest papaya producing district in Maharashtra. Each year the papaya crop is affected by various diseases. But, there is no papaya research centre in the State to conduct research on papaya. For this reason, it is imperative for the central and state governments to start a papaya research centre in Nandurbar and control the various diseases affecting papaya, so that the hard work of the farmers does not go to waste.

What are the symptoms of yellow mosaic disease?

Yellow mosaic disease is mainly found in soybeans. This causes yellow spots near the main veins of the leaves. These yellow spots appear in a scattered state. As the leaves grow, brown spots begin to appear on them. Sometimes heavy infestation causes the leaves to shrivel and wilt. Because of this, production gets affected.

Also read: ICAR explains soybean pest and disease control measures

Yellow mosaic disease prevention measure

The Agriculture Department has described the solution to uproot diseased trees and bury them in the ground or put blue and yellow nets to completely eliminate yellow mosaic disease. Due to this disease, productivity decreases by 30 to 90 percent. Due to this, the Agriculture Department has appealed to the farmers to take precautions in time.

In India the modernisation of agriculture has led to availability of some new equipment which saves a lot of effort and time for the farmer. These also help reduce the cost of agriculture. If you are considering buying some new equipment for making agriculture easier and more profitable , then these equipment can be very useful for you.

In India most of the farmers suffer from lack of income. Because of less income farmers can't put in all there effort in farming. This leads to loss in the end. If farmers want to increase their income then they should try to reduce the upper and cost of farming. For this reducing the vested cost of agriculture is very important. To reduce this farmers should quit the traditional methods and equipment and switch to modernized farming equipment. With the use of modern equipment farmers can finish their task in comparatively less time and less effort.

Use of rotavator in farming

To make farming easy and comfortable in the process of sowing the most used equipment is rotavator. The major reason why farmers use this is because using a rotavator once or twice makes the field ready for growing the crop. The rotavator is used by attaching to a tractor. Using this equipment the remains of wheat, sugarcane and corn etc can be removed easily. Using this you can save a lot of money, time and labour. This equipment is used for plowing the field. It helps to save 15 to 30% fuel as compared to other options.

Seed drill cum fertilizer machine

Farmers can use seed drills cum fertilizer machines to reduce their work and time. Using this farming equipment farmers can sow seeds in different lines in a short period of time. This machine help sow seeds deep inside the soil. Using this machine you can sow seeds and use fertilizer at the same time in a correct ratio. Seed drill cum fertilizer machine can be used easily with any tractor of 35 HP or above. 

Use of sprayer pump in farming

To protect the crop from insects,  diseases and weeds different types of pesticides etc are used. Sprayer pump is a device using which the farmer can easily spray liquid fertilizer and pesticides. This device saves time as well as labour cost. Because this sprayer pump can be used by the farmer itself. There are various different sprayer pumps available in the market there are also some which can be attached to a tractor.

Crop cutter

To make the job of agriculture easier for farmers the crop cutter machine has been proved to be a fabulous option. When harvest of the crop starts there are a lot of requirements for human resources. If the farmer alone tries to harvest any to take a lot of time, Using this machine Soybean, corn,barley, grass,wheat, paddy, green fodder and sugarcane can be harvested easily. This equipment cuts the crop just 2 to 3 inches above the soil. Also the weeder attachment helps remove weeds at the same time. This device is used using diesel. Also this machine can be used for trimming grass, lawn trimming etc