Shortage to scam: Fake fertilisers, pesticides flood farms – how much is China to blame?

Government authorities in Uttar Pradesh, one of the major producers of agricultural commodities like wheat, rice, maize, sugarcane, pulses, and mangoes, have recently seized more than 100,000 bags of counterfeit fertiliser. In Rajasthan, more than 10,000 raids have been conducted in various districts to crack down on fake fertiliser. Meanwhile, in Madhya Pradesh, another key agricultural state in the country, the use of spurious pesticides has damaged thousands of acres of soybean crops. Apple growers in Himachal have also reported lower yields due…