Parijat Industries giving a sniff of hope to pest-hit farmers

Predictions of a good monsoon after many seasons of erratic rainfall will prove to be a boon for farmers, but if past experience is anything to go by, unforeseen pest attacks can play spoil sport for the farmer even in favorable climatic conditions.

The white fly attack on cotton ruined almost 75 percent of the crop across the cotton belt in Punjab in 2015, causing an approximate loss of Rs.4,200 crore.

Major crop issues like white fly, brown plant hoppers, blast and mildew diseases arise due to the erratic climatic changes, disturbed rainfall patterns and global warming.

In this scenario, using a combination products or newer generation products with a broader spectrum help tackle these issues more effectively.

Parijat Industries' Kresoxim-methyl is a new chemistry fungicide with prophylactic and curative actions; it inhibits spore germination eliminating the disease at early stages, that can be used to treat blast and mildews in a variety of crops like rice, grapes, maize, soya bean etc.

Parijat's Pyriproxyfen 10% + Bifenthrin 10% EC is an insecticide against whitefly in cotton; instead of two sprays for different stages, this combination product acts against both early and late stages of white fly, making it a more ideal investment.

Another broad-spectrum combination insecticide from Parijat is Fipronil 4% + Thiamethoxam 4% SC used against hoppers in rice; both molecules are toxic to pests by contact and ingestion, have rapid uptake and action, ensuring faster and more positive results.

"Parijat's unique combination products provide longer duration of control than standalone products per se and many other similar products in the market. We ensure our new products are environment friendly, necessitate lower doses, ensure maximum effectiveness and are a worthwhile investment for the farmers. We are regularly introducing new generation products to help the farmers with alternate and effective solutions. While the two combination products are unique and being made available for the first time to Indian farmers by Parijat, Kresoxim methyl, in fact is available currently with only one company in India," said R.Venugopal, the company's director.

Parijat is a 35-year-old Indian MNC with a global presence. It has been offering international quality crop protection products, ethically produced and sourced, for the last ten years.

Based in New Delhi, Parijat Industries is present in over 70 countries, with seven international offices and exclusive distribution networks in India, Russia, the CIS and West Africa.