The Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department has taken an important step with the aim of providing high quality fertilizers and pesticides to farmers. According to the recent announcement, the Inspector has been granted the right to monitor fertilizers and pesticides in various constituencies of the state, the constituency agricultural officer (PAO) and the Assistant Plant Security Officer (then).
Bao and Apo get the rights
Henceforth, Powo will act as researchers of both pesticides and fertilizers, while Apos will monitor fertilizers. The agriculture department is trying to make the quality monitoring of fertilizers and pesticides. To ensure proper training to these authorities, the Agricultural and Farmers’ Welfare and Director General of Horticulture have been instructed, and they should be given specific demonstration targets, which will be reviewed from time to time.
Sample collection and quality control
According to a senior official of the Department of Agriculture, the sample tasks are mainly done by the Deputy Director of Agriculture (DDA), Quality Control Inspector (CUCI), Deputy Divisional Officer (STO) and Material Expert (SMS), but due to limited human resources, the sample has become a challenge. In addition, monitoring distribution chains, blocking black marketing and maintaining quality standards is a big concern, especially during the peak season.
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Will be the quality of the product
Explaining the importance of this action, Dr. Karam Chand, Deputy Director of Kurukshetra (DDA), said, “Fertilizers and pesticides play an important role in agriculture. The provision of this right to Bao and APPO will continue to improve the input distribution and the quality of production. This will ensure that high -quality fertilizer and pesticides and black marketing will be stopped.
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Training and awareness
A statewide training session will be organized to implement this process smoothly. In these sessions, the authorities should be educated on sample collection procedures and related legal rules so that they can perform this task correctly. This step in the Agriculture Department will improve the quality of fertilizers and pesticides and farmers will get the best products.
This move is important to eliminate farmers’ complaints and ensure quality control supply in the market. Now farmers will get high quality agricultural inputs and can be monitored in a timely manner of fertilizers and pesticides.
