India’s plans to expand biological farm inputs like bio-stimulants to bio-pesticides may hit a roadblock due to a shortage of trained manpower, said Agriculture Commissioner P K Singh.
Speaking at an event organised by industry body Biological Agri Solutions Association of India (BASAI) on Wednesday, Singh said chemical plant workers can’t be directly shifted to bio-manufacturing, as expertise in fermentation and biological distillation is different. Singh called this a structural gap that must be addressed to achieve bio-solutions targets.
