Industry flags concerns on draft Pesticides Management Bill
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Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the government will bring an amended Seeds and Pesticide Management Bill in the upcoming Parliament session, replacing the outdated Insecticides Act, 1968
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CropLife India (industry body of pesticide and crop protection chemicals manufacturers) urged the Agriculture Secretary to incorporate targeted changes to ensure farmers get faster access to effective crop protection technologies
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Key industry demand: inclusion of a time-bound Protection of Regulatory Data (PRD) framework for new molecules and new uses -- a provision missing from the current draft
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Industry argues that without PRD protection, companies lack incentive to invest in developing new molecules for Indian conditions, leaving farmers dependent on older chemistries which increases pesticide resistance
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PRD framework would grant innovator companies temporary exclusivity over registration data submitted for new pesticides, encouraging R&D investment in crop protection
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India's pesticide regulation has been criticised for being slow: registration processes for new molecules can take 7-10 years, compared to 2-4 years in countries with modern regulatory frameworks
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The Pesticides Management Bill has been in draft/pending stage since 2008 -- multiple attempts to pass it have failed; the new amendment is the latest attempt
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UPSC relevance: Agricultural technology policy, legislative reform, IPR in agriculture, pesticide regulation and farmer welfare
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