New Delhi 28^th Sep 2018: To create awareness and sensitize farmers about environmental hazards of burning post-harvest agricultural residue, agrochemical company Parijat industries in association with department of agriculture conducted farmer training in the villages of Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh.  The special focus of the campaign was to create awareness among farmers about proper management of crops residue and the ill effects of stubble burning after harvesting.

“Crop residue burning is one of the major issues of concern not only for agriculture but for the society as a whole. This cannot be dealt in isolation and technologies alone are not enough to address this challenge until there is awareness in society. Several efforts are being by government to provide various residue management implements on subsidy to the farmers. I appeal to the farmers to follow and spread the message” Said Ramcharit Chaudhaury ADO Agriculture.

He also urged farmers to adopt straw management technologies and sensitized the participants about the straw management and need of creating awareness among masses.

During the event representatives from Parijat also trained farmers on responsible use of Crop Protection products and importance of usage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) at the time of spraying. Parijat has also distributed pocket size safety handbook to farmers. Parijat has published special pocket size safety handbooks as a ready reference for safe use of pesticides by farmers in 9 important Indian languages such as Bangla, English, Gujrati, Hindi, Kannad, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and these are being widely distributed for free to farmers across the country.

Keeping with its commitment and vision on responsible use of crop protection products, continuous and multi-pronged programs regarding safe and correct use of pesticides are being conducting by Parijat in different parts of the country.

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Parijat industries (India Pvt Ltd is an agro-chemical manufacturing company with its manufacturing base at Ambala, Haryana and having presence in India over 16 states and exports, spanning over 70 countries. Parijat and its international subsidiaries sell branded formulations in countries of Asia, Africa, CIS, Europe, North and South America.

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Mumbai, India 26 Sep 2018- In keeping with its commitment for disseminating training to farmers on safe use, storage and handling of pesticides and container management, Parijat Industries India Pvt Ltd in association with of Department of Agriculture conducted a mega farmer interaction at Buldana district of Maharashtra. Nearly 700 progressive farmers participated in the program. The one-day event covered trainings for farmers including judicious and responsible use of Crop Protection chemicals, secure storage of pesticides, impacts of counterfeit and illegal products, use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) such as masks and gloves, correct spraying techniques, maintaining sprayers and nozzles, and triple rinsing of used containers.

“This is a commendable initiative led by Parijat to educate the farmers on the use of crop protection products and disposal of used containers. These programs help us to achieving our mission and to protect the interests and well-being of our farmers. The training will ultimately benefit not just farmers, but also their families, schoolchildren. Such type of initiative positively impacts the quality and productivity of the crops and aims to improve the living conditions of farmers” …. Said R.S Navkar Officer, Department of Agriculture Jalgaonj Jamod.

With its aim in mind of mentoring farmers in Responsible use of Crop Protection products, Parijat also distributed safety handbooks to farmers during the event. Parijat has published Special pocket size Safety handbooks as a ready reference for safe use of pesticides by farmers in 9 important Indian languages such as Bangla, English, Gujrati, Hindi, Kannad, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.

“There is a vital  need of private and public participation to promote safe use of  pesticides as well as adoption of usage of personal protection equipment and ensure safe disposal of pesticide containers in accordance with the guidelines. Parijat has built a significant footprint in the district thus far, covering many villages and farmers under the program for safe and scientific methods of crop production products.” Said Eshwar Reddy. N, AVP at Parijat

The event aimed to impart grassroots training to the farming community on Responsible usage, Secure Storage and Container Management. The program also aimed to create awareness among farmers, farm families, dealers and distributors of Crop Protection Products on Responsible Use of pesticide Products.

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Parijat industries (India Pvt Ltd is an agro-chemical manufacturing company with its manufacturing base at Ambala, Haryana and having presence in India over 16 states and exports, spanning over 70 countries. Parijat and its international subsidiaries sell branded formulations in countries of Asia, Africa, CIS, Europe, North and South America.

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New Delhi, India, 28 August 2018– Correct and responsible use of Crop Protection Products by farmers, in terms of selection, dosage, application, Safety and storage is a of paramount importance for farmers.

As a responsible Agrochemical company Parijat is deeply committed to play its role in providing training to farmers with regard to responsible use of Crop Protection Products.  Continuous and multi-pronged programs are carried on in different parts of the country and these efforts are now being intensified.

Starting from May 2018 in Madhya Pradesh a continuous effort has been ongoing, wherein 12000 farmers have been provided training and through channel partners in various talukas and villages of the state. The program has consisted of 30 field demonstrations, 270 farmer sessions in Indore, Dhar, Ratlam, Bhopal, Vidisha, Guna, Hosangabad, Harda, Dabra, Khargone, Katni, Rewa, Sagar and other districts of the state.

In its three-month program, representatives from Parijat Industries, Agricultural input dealers and panchayat representatives attended.

Keeping in mind the vision “Responsible use of crop protection products, Parijat has also distributed more than 11000 safety handbooks to farmers, dealers’ distributors across Madhya Pradesh. The pocket size safety handbook is a ready reference for safe use of pesticides by farmers. Parijat has prepared safety handbook in 9 important Indian languages such as Bangla, English, Gujrati, Hindi, Kannad, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.

The project aimed to impart grassroots training to the farming community on Responsible usage, Secure Storage and Container Management. The program also aimed to create awareness among farmers, farm families, dealers and distributors of Crop Protection Products on Responsible Use of pesticide Products.

“Our project on health and safety is highly successful in Madhya Pradesh. The farmer behavior has undergone the following changes – Judicious use of pesticides, in terms of category, discretion in quantity and need; Spraying to done at the exact time; Awareness about spurious pesticides, hence no purchase of pesticides without Bill; Complete use of Personal Protection Equipment while spraying etc. The training program has covered more than 12000 farmers and dealers in various villages comes under Madhya Pradesh state and thus strengthened our commitment towards Indian Agriculture and farmers and we will replicate this project in other states of India”. Said Birendra Kumar, AVP at Parijat 

The training curriculum includes safety banners, flipchart banner, leaflet, safety handbook modules covering a wide range of topics such as Integrated Pest Management, role of beneficial insects including pollinators, judicious and responsible use of chemicals, secure storage of pesticides, impacts of counterfeit and illegal products, use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) such as masks and gloves, correct spraying techniques, maintaining sprayers and nozzles, and triple rinsing of used containers.

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New Delhi 10^th August 2018:- In a bid to create awareness about the ill effects of crop residue burning and management, Parijat Urja Chakra in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) organized a special campaign at Fatehgarh village of Ambala in Haryana.

The special focus of the campaign was to create awareness among farmers about proper management of crops residue and the ill effects of stubble burning after harvesting. The meeting was attended by dozens of farmers.

The burning of agricultural Crop Residue (CRB) has been identified as a major health hazard, in addition to causing exposure to extremely high levels of Particulate Matter concentration to people in the immediate vicinity.

Senior scientist from Krishi Vigyan Kendra Dr. Guruprem sensitized the participants about the importance of straw management and the need of creating awareness among the rural masses. He also explained about the recommended machinery and techniques of straw management.

“Such type of campaign is necessary to sensitize the farmers about management for residue. Several efforts are being made to provide the various residue management implements on subsidy to the farmers. I appealed to the farmers to follow and spread the message given by the team of KVK for the welfare of the society and to save environment? Said Dr. Guruprem

Underscoring the impact of crop residue burning, he said crop burning leads to air, land and water pollution.  It also leads to reduction of nutrients in the soil.

Keeping in mind the commitment towards farmers, safety handbooks were also distributed amongst the farmers on safe use of crop protection products.

On the other hand, the Haryana government is also set to launch a massive campaign in the state to create awareness among farmers about proper management of crops residue and the ill effects of stubble burning in view of the ensuing paddy harvesting season.

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New Delhi, India July 6, 2018: – Agrochemical firm Parijat Industries has launched three new products Aadat, Tegata & Rakha in India this Kharif season for control of different insects, pests and diseases and to improve farmers’ yield.

Aadat is a unique combination of an insecticide and a fungicide and is focused for use in paddy cultivation. It is useful for the management of Insect and Disease inoculum in Paddy Nursery like Blast and Stem Borer. A Phytotonic effect in the composition provides a healthy nursery and increase higher yields.  Aadat controls insects through contact as well as systemic mode of action. It offers an assured control with the two most proven molecule. The product has been launched as a vaccination program for Rice saplings in nursery before transplantation that offer preventive benefits for the crop through its adult life.

With this launch Parijat claims to be the second company in the market to offer such unique combination.  Parijat provides comprehensive solutions that effectively controls major paddy pests, while meeting consumers’ expectations for healthy, high quality food.

Parijat’s Tegata is again an insecticide. This product gives complete protection against Stem Fly, Girdle Beetle, Semilooper etc in Soybean. Furthermore, it is registered for use in Cotton, Maize, Groundnut and Chili against different pests such as Jassids, Aphids, Thrips, Bollworms, Fruit Borer, Shootfly, etc. Parijat follows the strategy of conducting extensive trials of its products across different crops to ensure that it may be safely used by the farmer. This is an effort to correct the practice in the industry of using crop protection chemicals on products where its use has not been officially sanctioned by the regulatory authority. Tegata will play a big roll to help vegetable farmers due to in Chilli 3 day’s PHI & Tomato 5 days PHI with better results.

The third product Rakha is another prime herbicide that is useful to control narrow leaf weeds in Soybean, Cotton, Groundnut, Blackgram and Onion. It will help farmers to control different weeds and thus increase the productivity of the field. Rakha completes Parijat’s comprehensive weed management portfolio in Soybean and already strong with its Shapat and Imaze Super molecules.

Various product launch events has been successfully organized in different states and attended by close to 700 channel partners and more than 110 distributors. Parijat announced several new schemes for channel Partners and distributors and a certification program Parijat Ratna, where the best performing dealers and channel partners from each region were recognized for their outstanding performance.

Parijat’s recognized commitment to Farmers Safety as a primary priority. A further thrust has been implemented for stewardship through training and safety information on safe use of Pesticides for Farmers in 9 Indian languages. Safety booklets are being distributed free pan India to farmers in State languages. Parijat remains intensely committed to sage and correct use of Pesticide.

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Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd, an Indian agrochemical company, was conferred with the Greentech Environment award (Gold trophy) from Greentech Foundation for maintaining healthy and safe environmental standards.

Parijat Industries has received this recognition for the second consecutive year for its implementation of effective environmental practices at its manufacturing plant.

The award was presented by Topon Kr. Gogoi, Minister of Power, (Independent Charges) Government of Assam, at a function, organised in Guwahati.

“As an ethical organisation, we take pride and ownership in deploying sustainable business practices and every employee is encouraged to develop a sense of responsibility in the area of good environmental practices. The award is a recognition of our robust commitment and effort in building a safe, responsible and environmentally responsible organisation. This award encourages us and brings us closer to achieve our endeavour of working towards becoming India’s leading and most admired agrochemical company,” said Vikram Anand, Director at Parijat.

Greentech safety awards have been presented to companies/units demonstrating the highest level of commitment to environmental management covering all sectors of industry and services sector who demonstrate the highest level of commitment and best practices. The awards aim to recognise exemplary operations, systems and the evidence of their impact on business vitality.

Greentech Foundation awards serve as a catalyst to understanding the intrinsic value of environmental management in business excellence and sustainability.

On a related note, Parijat Industries is an agro-chemical manufacturing company with its plants in Ambala, Haryana and with a presence in India over 16 Indian states, and exports spanning over 70 countries worldwide.

Parijat and its international subsidiaries sell branded formulations in countries of Asia, Africa, CIS, Europe, North and South America.

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Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd, a leading Indian Agrochemical company, has received certification from the “Great Place to Work Institute ®” as a certified company for building a high-trust, high-performance culture.

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on building, sustaining and recognizing high-trust, high-performing workplace cultures.

In India, Great Place to Work® produces the annual lists of ‘India’s Best Companies to Work For’ and ‘India’s Great Mid-Size Workplaces’ and other Best Workplaces lists in all major industry sectors like Manufacturing, Retail, IT & IT-BPM, BFSI, Non-Profits etc. and in certain special categories like the Best Workplaces for Women, Career Management and Culture of Innovation.

The Great Place Work® Institute’s framework assessment includes an anonymous employee survey, which evaluates employees’ perception of credibility and respect, the level of trust they feel towards organization, the pride they take in their jobs, the opportunities for growth and the camaraderie they experience with co-workers. The Culture Audit© further examines and evaluates the company’s employee benefits, programs and practices.

“At Parijat we have always believed in the practice of “Doctrine of Care” As most employees spend a large part of their lives at the workplace, it has been our constant endeavor to transform culture and people practices, so that employees feel that the workplace is a family and the confidence that they are nurtured and cared for. The Great Place to Work certification is testimony to the fact that Parijat treats its employees as its most valuable assets.” Devender Kr Sharma, General Manager HR at Parijat

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New Delhi, India Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd, leading agrochemical company, has received an award from the British Safety Council for innovative safety practices and deployment in health and safety category for the year 2018. This is the second year running that Parijat has received this award from the British Safety Council.

The award recognizes exceptional performance of health and safety professionals who have played a significant role keeping their work place safe and healthy

The International Safety Awards is an annual scheme constituted by the British Safety Council to recognize and reward good Health and Safety management by organizations of all sizes and sectors that have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the independent judges, their commitment to preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill health around the world during the calendar year.

“Parijat stands firmly committed to Plant Safety and correct use and handling of pesticides. Receiving this award for the second consecutive year is an honor, and we are encouraged to take this commitment forward in achieving our vision of zero accidents at work place and Safety of our people our neighbors and our plant. We look forward to maintaining and improving standards in years to come. Parijat has always striven towards achieving Best-In-Class safety standards throughout its operations” said Vikram Anand, Director at Parijat Industries.

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New Delhi, India, 27, Apr 2018:- Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd, Leading Indian agrochemical company, Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd, has recently been conferred with the top level National Safety Awards, “Sarvashrestha Suraksha Puraskar” gold award for the year 2017.

Parijat Industries has received this award for its exemplary monitoring and implementation of effective safety systems and procedures during the assessment year.
The award was presented by Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, at a function organised here.

The award was conferred for consistent and meritorious operational safety, performance and implementing occupational safety and health (OSH) management system procedures at its manufacturing plant at Ambala.

“This is a very proud moment for Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd. This is important because the recognition is coming from the National Safety Council, which comprises experts from various sectors and fields. This is the representation of Parijat’s actions towards being a responsible corporate citizen and its commitment to ensure that the Best of Safety Health and Environmental practices are implemented in all its developmental projects,” said Keshav Anand, Chairman and Managing Director at Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd.

“With this award, we are further encouraged to achieve our endeavor of working towards becoming India’s leading and most admired agrochemical company,” Anand added.

The NSCI Safety Awards are much coveted national level awards in the field of occupational safety, health and environment and are given in recognition for effective Safety Management System and excellent safety and health performance by the organisations in manufacturing, construction and MSME sectors during the relevant assessment periods.

About:
Parijat industries (India Pvt Ltd is one of the leading agro-chemical manufacturing company with its manufacturing base at Ambala, Haryana and having presence in India over 16 states and exports, spanning over 70 countries. Parijat and its international subsidiaries sell branded formulations in countries of Asia, Africa, CIS, Europe, North and South America.

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