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R&D Priorities for Biopesticide and Biofertilizer Products in India MARKETING CONSTRAINTS AND STRATEGIES There is a large market potential for biofertilizer and biopesticide products that can only be tapped through a better understanding of rural markets and product/marketing constraints. Various stakeholders—farmers, government, manufacturers, marketers, and everyone concerned with agricultural productivity—must coordinate their efforts in order to succeed. The quality aspect must be regulated by the government, the manufacturer must identify and develop location-specific strains and improve packaging and logistics, and the marketer must be active in formulating suitable strategies using marketing techniques. CONCLUSIONS Successful adoption of biofertilizers and biopesticides, as with any other agro-input, will be based on convincing evidence of efficacy in controlling damage to crops by pests and diseases with a resultant increase in yields coupled with timely availability of desired quantities of high-quality products with an acceptable shelf life at affordable prices. To achieve these objectives, an extensive research and development effort in areas pertaining to production, quality assurance, field application, and knowledge transmission of biocontrol products is of great importance. Basic R&D priorities for biopesticides include enhanced efficacy of the strains, enhanced tolerance to environmental stresses, enhanced efficacy of the formulations, packaging development, improved/new application technologies, trust-building demonstrations, and nodal quality control laboratories. Biological strains should have improved efficacy, improved spectrum of activity, improved productivity, and multiple modes of action. Cost reduction through use of inexpensive local raw materials is essential. Tolerance to high temperatures and varying pH would give added advantages. The formulation adjuvant needs to be selected carefully by considering the biology of the pests, microbes, and crops involved and should not interfere with the action of biocontrol agents. UV protectants, stabilizers, antioxidants, and efficacy enhancers deserve attention. Application technologies must be refined to target applications at appropriate sites and to minimize environmental pollution. Well-planned and well-executed field demonstrations with follow-ups should enhance the satisfaction of end-user farmers. Nodal quality control laboratories with proper infrastructure, reference standards and standard test organisms, and human resources need to be established, and state pesticide testing laboratories need to be upgraded. Biopesticides and biofertilizers will be successfully adopted only when convincing evidence is available that the microbes used provide efficient protection from pests and diseases and sufficiently supplement the nutritional requirements (nitrogen, phosphorus, iron, etc.) of plants. Products should be of high quality with the desired number of propagules present and an acceptable shelf life. Efforts are underway to select low-cost carrier materials that will support the population of desired organisms for a sufficient period. Despite the phenomenal growth in the availability of biopesticide and biofertilizer products during the past few years, their adoption by farmers has not been encouraging, primarily because they do not offer any practical advantage over conventional chemicals and there is a lack of high-quality products, mainly due to the absence of a proper infrastructure and adequate technical expertise. Research efforts therefore should be directed towards development of efficient strains with the right host compatibility, better competitive abilities, and improved tolerance to abiotic stresses. Strains with multifarious activities or consortia of efficient strains with multiple activities like N fixation, phosphate solubilization, and/or biocontrol properties would be the appropriate choice. Such strains, if mass cultured in low-cost formulation and supporting sufficient populations of microbes for longer periods (shelf life), would give added advantage to these biotechnological products. Well planned and well-executed demonstrations with the proper application technology would enhance adoption by end users. – 101 –
Business Potential for Agricultural Biotechnology Products REFERENCES Awasthi P.K. Marketing of biofertilizers—Constraints and strategies. National Conference on the Role of Biopesticides, Bioagents, and Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture. Bhattacharaya P. Status of biofertilizers and biopesticides in India. National Conference on the Role of Biopesticides, Bioagents, and Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture, Lucknow, India, 13–16 February 2004. Kalra A. Organic cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants: A hope for sustainability and quality enhancement. In: Organic Production of Medicinal, Aromatic and Dye Yielding Plants. India: FRLHT; 2003. Khanuja S.P.S. Organic cultivation of Medicinal plants: a feasibility perspective through field case study. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Herbal Drugs and Health Tourism; 2003. Sharma M.C. Research and development priorities for biopesticides and biocontrol agents. National Conference on the Role of Biopesticides, Bioagents, and Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture, Lucknow, India, 13–16 February 2004. Singhal V. Status and adoption of biopesticides and biocontrol agents in Indian agriculture. In: Biopesticides and Bioagents in Integrated Pest Management; 2004. – 102 –
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