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withdrawals from registration and some were not evaluated any fur<strong>the</strong>r. This illustration is always
happen every single year. Thus, <strong>the</strong> total number recorded in 2004 is cumulated <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total number
in registration.
De-regulation <strong>of</strong> pesticides registration not only promoted <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> registered products
but also triggered <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> new registration holders. Prior to <strong>the</strong> enacting <strong>of</strong> de-regulation <strong>the</strong>
total number <strong>of</strong> registration holders were 128. It increased substantially year after year and <strong>the</strong> total
number <strong>of</strong> registration holders was recorded to be more than 430 holders. The following Table 2
shows in detail information on <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> registration holder during <strong>the</strong> past three years.
Table 2. Development <strong>of</strong> Registration Holders within three years (2002–2004)
No. Item 2002 2003 2004
1 Household pesticides 69 71 72
2 Herbicides 88 97 114
3 Insecticides 65 114 94
4 Fungicides 51 53 66
5 Rodenticides 15 14 15
6 Acaricides 9 13 13
7 Bactericides 4 3 3
8 PGR 16 18 20
9 Ajuvants 34 37 23
10 Nematicides 6 5 5
11 Molus 3 4 5
12 O<strong>the</strong>rs 15 5 5
TOTAL 375 434 435
It shows a significant increase <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total number <strong>of</strong> registration holders as compared to <strong>the</strong>
number before de-regulation was <strong>of</strong>ficially issued by end <strong>of</strong> 2001. The major reason for this
situation to occur was that <strong>the</strong>re were no longer limitations in registration as it was formerly applied
by rule. De-regulation was <strong>of</strong>ficially opened up for newcomers, new products and diversifying <strong>the</strong>
scope <strong>of</strong> work <strong>of</strong> business players. Some <strong>of</strong> new registration holders were pesticide distributors or
retailers. In addition, some new players also never dealt with pesticides business until de-regulation
made it possible to do so. Hence, <strong>the</strong>se days, <strong>the</strong> players vary from those who are quite pr<strong>of</strong>essional
to any o<strong>the</strong>r who are really new in doing pesticides business. Therefore strong supervision and
control to its distribution has become important and is being paid more attention by <strong>the</strong> government
to restrain counterfeit and vague products in <strong>the</strong> market.
Based on our observations, not all players struggle enough to compete as <strong>the</strong>y should be able
to provide sufficient instrument such as promotional material, extension to field workers, partnership
with distributors, manufacture scheduling and so on. In fact, only those who are capable to support
all those things may stay steadily in <strong>the</strong> competition.
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