Abuse of Pesticide Patent Rights in India and Untenable Demands for Data Exclusivity

By Shunmugam Ganesan, Public & Policy Affairs Advisor at CCFI ganesanicc@gmail.com ″The patent monopoly is abused when the economic and social objectives of the patent system are jeopardized by the behaviour of the patentee. The monopoly could be abused by lack of use or inadequate use of the patented invention.″ ~Pedro Roffe, UNCTAD in ″Abuses […]

How is India leading Agrochemical Manufacturing and Exports for the World

How is India leading Agrochemical Manufacturing and Exports for the World

05 September 2024, New Delhi: It is a matter of pride that India today is the fourth largest manufacturer of agrochemicals in the world. All major members of the Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) have invested huge amounts and are involved in direct manufacturing of Technical grades and intermediates. Over the years the growth has been such that India […]

India’s Basmati Rice Export. Impressive growth

Indias Basmati Rice Export. Impressive growth

Agri News Service New Delhi, 03 August 2024 THE ALLEGATION THAT USE OF PESTICIDES ADVERSELY AFFECTS INDIA’S BASMATI RICE EXPORT IS UNFOUNDED: CCFI In the past 10 years, India’s export of basmati rice has been growing at a CAGR of 4%. This is double the CAGR of 2% achieved by India’s total agricultural exports! In […]

Generic Pesticides Dominate Global

Generic Pesticides Dominate Global Top 20 Selling List CCFI Chairman Deepak Shah

Top 20 Selling List: CCFI Chairman Deepak Shah 11 July 2024, New Delhi: The share of generic pesticides has now reached an all-time high of 93%in the world market while the share of patented pesticides is just 7%. The main reason for the poor share of patented pesticides is that many new chemistries that are launched fail to […]