Godrej Agrovet Ltd (GAVL) has announced the launch of Gracia, an insecticide that helps control chewing and sucking pests in a variety of pulses and vegetable crops.
- Godrej Agrovet believes the product will help strengthen its presence in the insecticides market. Gracia (fluxametamide, an isoxazoline compound) is a wide spectrum product discovered and developed by Nissan Chemical Corporation Japan, which is being introduced in the market in collaboration with GAVL.
Centre’s initiatives leading to decline in prices of pulses
- The Government has taken several proactive and pre-emptive measures to augment domestic availability and stabilize prices of essential food commodities.
- In May 2021 advisories were issued to States/UTs to monitor prices of essential food commodities and to ensure disclosure of pulses stocks held by millers, importers and traders under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
- Imposition of stock limit on all pulses except Moong was notified on 02.07.2021. Thereafter, an amended order was issued on 19.07.2021 imposing stock limits on four pulses, namely, Tur, Urad, Masur, Chana for a period up to 31.10.2021.
- To improve availability and stabilise prices of pulses, the Government has allowed import of Tur, Urad and Moong under ‘Free category’ w.e.f May 15, 2021 till October 31, 2021 in order to ensure smooth and seamless imports. The Free regime in respect of import of Tur and Urad was thereafter extended till March 31, 2022.
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