New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI) has urged the government to introduce a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and tax holidays to reduce import dependence on technical ingredients and establish dedicated agrochemical manufacturing hubs.

The appeal was made during ACFI's 8th Annual General Meeting (AGM), where the industry body, in collaboration with Deloitte, released a knowledge paper.

At the meeting, ACFI also called for greater public-private R&D collaboration and measures to strengthen MSMEs in the sector, which is estimated at Rs 69,000 crore.

The report, titled "Ensuring the Availability of Quality Agrochemical Products to Farmers in India and Globally", examines the crop protection chemicals in...