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Agrochemical Industry comes under life science segment of Chemical Industry and deals with production and distribution of pesticides and fertilizers to increase the crop yields. As Pharmaceuticals are meant for life, Agrochemicals are for livelihood.
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The authors express their sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr. K.H. Gharda, Chairman and Managing Director, Gharda Chemicals Limited, Mumbai, for his help and support in preparing this chapter. We also wish to thank Mr. Nitin Girase, Manager-Product Development and Ms Revti Chandrashekhar, Sr. Officer, Regulatory Affairs, Gharda Chemicals Limited, for their help in literature search, and preparation of manuscript.
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Singh, K.N., Merchant, K. (2012). The Agrochemical Industry. In: Kent, J. (eds) Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4259-2_17
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