Pest resistance forcing Indian crop-protection firms to reshape strategies

Pest resistance to chemicals and formulations is becoming an increasingly pressing challenge for India's crop-protection industry, particularly in crops where identical pest pressures recur across multiple seasons, according to Rajesh Aggarwal, managing director of Insecticides (India).

The evolving resistance patterns are prompting companies in the sector to reassess their existing product strategies and develop new solutions to combat these persistent threats to agricultural productivity.