Agriculture’s biggest challenge today is rampant infiltration of counterfeit, adulterated inputs: R G Agarwal, Dhanuka Agritech

One of the major challenges today is the rampant availability of counterfeit, duplicate, and adulterated agricultural inputs, says R G Agarwal, Chairman Emeritus, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. Spurious fertilisers, pesticides, and seeds not only result in crop failures but also cause severe income losses, driving farmers further into debt, he notes. In an interaction with ET Digital, Agarwal talks about the fertiliser industry, global tariffs, trade tensions, and more. Edited excerpts:

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