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PCPA seeks promotion of local pesticide
industry
LAHORE (April 29
2004): Pakistan Crop Protection Association (PCPA)
has urged President and Prime Minister of Pakistan
to intervene to protect the local pesticide
industry.
In a letter to them, Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Central
Chairman PCPA demanded of the government to
provide protection to the local pesticide
industry.
He urged the government to bring rate of duty at
the level of five percent on spraying machinery.
He asked the government to announce incentive
package for the local pesticide industry in the
forthcoming budget. He said that Pakistan would
become a market of imported pesticides, hence
protection of local pesticide industry is a must.
He said it is unfortunate that annual sale of
agriculture pesticides has crossed the mark of Rs
15 billion but Pakistan has not been able to
manufacture even one litre of pesticide.
He said that manufacturing of high quality
spraying machines is one of the biggest problems
being faced by the growers of Pakistan, as use of
substandard spraying machines adversely affect the
impact of pesticide.
There are some international standards regarding
the performance of spraying machines, according to
which a good spraying machine must develop a
certain pressure for achieving the maximum impact
of pesticide, he added.
At present, a large number of local farmers are
using substandard spraying machines.
He said that the government should give permission
for the import of high quality spraying machines
on minimum duty level.
He said that imposition of general sales tax (GST)
has increased the prices of pesticide manifold.
Courtesy Business Recorder
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