Pesticides and Monitoring

PESTICIDE MONITORING UNIT

The Pesticides Unit monitors the demand and availability of pesticides in states for adoption of crop protection measures. The Unit coordinates with the States/ UTs, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals and pesticide industry for assessing the demand of pesticides for ensuring their timely availability. It also collects/compiles data on pesticides consumption, production, import/export and sale points for the distribution of pesticides in the country. Major demand of the pesticides in the country is met from the indigenous production for control of diseases, insect pests and weeds. The production capacity of pesticides in the country is around 1, 39,000 Metric Tonnes annually with more than 125 technical grade/ manufacturing Units and over 800 formulation Units. The demand and availability position of different pesticides was reviewed during the Zonal Conferences on inputs for Kharif and Rabi with the State representatives of the Departments of Agriculture. It was informed that the overall availability position of the different pesticides was satisfactory. In the recent years, the consumption of pesticides has shown a downward trend from 75,000 Metric Tonnes in 1991-1992 to around 37,959 Metric Tonnes in 2006-2007 that due to popularization of Integrated Pest Management approach which includes cultural, physical and mechanical, biological and need based use of safest chemical pesticides including neem based bio-pesticides in harmonized manner as well as use of low dose new molecules ban on the Heptachlor, Chlordane and BHC etc. and the cultivation of Bt Cotton etc. Presently, There are about 1, 46,747 sale/ distribution points of pesticides in the country to ensure easy availability of pesticides to farmers.

PRODUCTION OF PESTICIDES DURING 2002-03 TO 2006-07

S.No.	PESTICIDE	GROUP	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
1.	Acephate	i	4800	3993	6136	8475	8333
2.	Alphamethrin	i	200	209	330	249	172
3.	Metasystox	i	0	499	556	317	629
4.	Carbaryl	i	0	0	0	0	0
5.	Chlorpyriphos	i	6300	8108	8976	4942	4654
6.	Cypermethrin	i	5100	5173	6524	6484	5100
7.	Dicofol	i	0	93	70	37	51
8.	DDVP	i	2400	3458	4984	3840	3890
9.	DDT	i	3000	4471	4036	429	4495
10.	Deltamethrin	i	200	182	390	310	341
11.	Dimethoate	i	800	923	897	828	971
12.	Endosulfan	i	3700	3597	3054	2939	3898
13.	Ethion	i	1200	2526	1788	1508	1804
14.	Fenitrothion	i	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
15.	Fenthion	i	0	220	179	330	122
16.	Fenvalerate	i	500	821	627	573	509
17.	Lindane	i	331	414	375	177	251
18.	Malathion	i	4000	3945	4710	2740	4040
19.	Methyl parathion	i	2000	1305	975	564	0
20.	Monocrotophos	i	6500	8121	9507	4899	4913
21.	Oxydemeton Methyl	i	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
22.	Phorate	i	3200	5083	3637	6220	4713
23.	Phosalone	i	400	486	543	274	246
24.	Phosphamidon	i	800	356	393	542	366
25	Quinalphos	i	1800	1841	866	855	823
26.	Trizophos	i	1200	2110	2942	2853	1835
27	Temephos(ABATE)	i	50	91	253	29	88
28	Captan & Captafol	f	800	838	852	13	192
29.	Carbendazim	f	1300	835	732	426	138
30.	Copper oxychloride	f	0	153	0	0	0
31.	Mancozeb	f	10200	17251	20801	18857	22875
32.	Calaxin	f	0	46	74	35	29
33.	Thiocarbamates	f	0	0	0	0	NA
34.	Thiram	f	0	0	0	0	NA
35.	Tridemorph	f	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
36.	Ziram	f	0	278	285	112	243
37.	2,4-D	h	200	186	132	329	0
38.	Alachlor	h	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
39.	Anilophas	h	400	471	363	197	21
40.	Atrazine	h	200	61	39	0	93
41.	Butachlor	h	800	333	264	254	182
42.	Dalapon	h	0	0	0	0	NA
43.	Diuron	h	50	64	0	0	0
44.	Fluchloralin	h	200	157	172	119	101

45.	Gly-phosate	h	100	308	1019	1517	2100
46.	Isoproturon	h	2700	4409	4664	4295	3150
47.	Paraquat	h	0	0	0	0	NA
48.	Aluminium phosphide	r	2000	1174	1362	1518	1526
49.	Ratafin	r	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
50.	Zinc phosphide	r	0	226	307	254	807
51.	Ethylene Diobromide	fm	0	0	0	0	NA
52.	Methyl bromide	fm	60	56	NA	0	0
53.	Alpha Nepthyl Acetic acid	pg	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
54.	Cycocel	pg	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
	GRAND TOTAL		65115	84871	93814	82240	84701

Source: Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.

NOTE: i – Insecticide f - Fungicide h - Weedicide.

r - Rodenticide f m – Fumigants

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CONSUMPTION OF IMPORTED PESTICIDES DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS (2001-2002 to 2005-2006)

S. No.		Pesticides	Group	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
1.	Aldicarb		i	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Allethrin		i	5	8	9	3	49
3.	Alpha cypermethrin		i	7	10	12	0	0
4.	Bacillus tburingiensis		i	166	143	157	108	110
5.	Carbaryl		i	155	219	273	400	218
6.	Carbofuran		i	419	308	500	495	469
7.	Carbosulfan		i	17	20	35	26	7
8.	Cartap hydrochloride		i	34	26	29	4	196
9.	Cyfluthrin		i	0	0	5	34	0
10.	Chlorfenvinphos		i	7	6	8	23	0
11.	Chlorpyriphos		i	718	825	1161	442	0
12.	Cyphenothrin		i	0	0	8	23	10
13.	Deltamethrin		i	106	96	83	138	0
14.	Diazinon		i	31	35	40	0	42
15.	Dicofol		i	73	56	52	0	4
16.	Ethofenprox		i	2	5	11	0	5.2
17.	Formothion		i	10	3	8	16	12
18.	Febabucarb (BPMC)		i	8	9	6	0	70
19.	Fenpropathrin		i	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Fipronil		i	10	7	13	0	61
21.	Fluvalinate		i	6	5	7	14	2
22.	Lamdocyahalothrin		i	35	41	28	30	15
23.	Methomyl		i	41	38	10	28	13
24.	Permethrin		i	2	4	3	0	8
25.	Phenthoate		i	38	57	35	30	4
26.	Propoxur		i	1	1	0	2	5
27.	Propstemphos		i	0	0	0	0	9
28.	Profenofos		i	60	39	45	23	94
29.	Thiometon		i	1	1	1	28	2
30.	Bencmyl		f	10	12	13	22	9
31.	Bitertanol		f	1	2	3	2	0
32.	Carboxin		f	14	12	10	13	0
33.	Chlorthalonil		f	16	27	15	2	31
34.	Dodin		f	2	1	6	0	60
35.	Dithianon		f	6	8	0	8	2
36.	Dinocap		f	12	19	13	2	5
37.	Ediphenphos		f	22	25	20	6	18
38.	Fosetyl-Al		f	14	17	18	0	15
39.	Hexaconazole		f	9	7	14	10	22
40	Iprodione		f	0	0	0	0	0
41.	Isoprothiolane		f	11	6	7	8	0
42.	Kitazin		f	63	68	70	24	20
43.	Kasugamycin		f	3	8	10	2	4
44.	Metalaxyl		f	25	21	6	38	23
45.	Penconazole		f	1	0	0	9	3
46.	Propiconazole		f	7	6	9	0	2
47.	Tridemorph		f	115	125	120	2	1
48.	Thiophenate methyl		f	20	19	15	7	11
49.	Triademefon		f	13	11	1	111	1
50.	Tricyclazole		f	6	15	11	0	5
51.	Validamycine		f	2	1	3	0	0
52.	Atrazine		h	390	325	315	0	1
53.	Benthiocarb		h	147	140	135	108	22
54.	Methabenzthiazuron		h	0	0	8	6	0
55.	Metoxuron		h	42	38	10	0	0
56.	Metribuzin		h	0	0	0	0	0.1
57.	Metalachlor		h	0	0	2	6	0
58.	Oxadiazon		h	8	8	3	0	2
59.	Oxdiargyl		h	3	5	2	2	2
60.	Oxyfluorfen		h	5	2	6	15	14
61.	Pendimethalin		h	130	149	140	0	12
62.	Partilachlor		h	15	12	13	14	26
63.	Simazine		h	55	64	45	0	9
64.	Trillats		h	0	0	1	0	0
65.	Trifluralin		h	7	11	10	0	0
66.	Bromodiolone		r	79	83	50	58	9
67.	Ethepon		pg	3	1	0	0	7
68.	Giberallic Acid		pg	12	10	15	29	12
69.	Meleic hydrazide		pg	0	0	0	23	0
70.	DD Mixture		n	0	0	0	0	0
71.	Others		n	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTAL:		Imported	3220	3220	3668	2394	1799
			Indigen- Ous	43800	45130	37352	38278	42378
	Grand Total:			47020	48350	41020	40672	44177

Source: States/UTs

Note: i - Insecticide fm - Fumigants f - Fungicide pg - Plant growth regulator

h - Herbicide mp - Misc. pesticides r - Rodenticide

STATEMENT SHOWING THE STATE WISE DEMAND OF PESTICIDES FOR THE YEARS 2003-04 TO 2007-08

(M.T. Technical Grade)

S.No.	Staets/UTs	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
	Andhra Pradesh	3600	2045	2045	1500	1300
	Assam	215	205	195	190	186
	Arunachal Pradesh	17	17	17	17	4
	Bihar	975	930	925	935	960
	Chhattisgarh	450	704	535	535	570
	Goa	5	5	5	05	7
	Gujarat	4200	4550	3400	3000	2750
	Haryana	4732	4700	4500	4650	4550
	Himachal Pradesh	470	332	340	297	288
	Jammu & Kashmir	110	101	28*	1154**	26
	Jharkhand	180	60	55	85	72
	Karnataka	2600	2400	2400	2200	1975
	Kerala	1690	346	454	368	364
	Madhya Pradesh	938	921	880	939	961
	Maharashtra	3500	3300	3200	3188	3200
	Manipur	27	29	32	33	33
	Meghalaya	7	7	9	100	10. 328
	Mizoram	20	20	46	61	55
	Nagaland	7	7	7	7	7
	Orissa	1131	1131	1131	1131	1155
	Punjab	7100	7000	7050	6450	6450
	Rajasthan	3175	3150	3250	3250	3050