Fertilizer, the most important component of new technology has played a very important role in enhancing the agricultural production and ushering the green revolution in the state. Since the introduction of High Yielding Varieties in the state, the consumption of chemical fertilizers has increased steadily. Year wise consumption of fertilizers per hectare of gross area sown in Haryana is provided in the table. The total consumption of NPK (nutrients) which was 231 thousand tonnes in 1980-81 is expected to rise to 12430 thousand tonnes in 2007-08 showing an increase of 432.47 per cent. A scheme has been implemented for the promotion of Organic Farming System in the state. A financial assistance of Rs.500 per hectare is provided to the farmers for production

In India, the pesticide use deserves special attention because the total annual losses on account of damage due to pest are more than Rs. 80,000 million (20% of total crop loss). According to the well known and Nobel Prize winner agricultural expert, Norman Borlaug, “Complete ban on the use of pesticides would result in 50 per cent reduction in current production and would raise food price 4-5 times” (Borlaug, 1972). Thus, pesticide use has contributed significantly to food security by way of reducing losses on account of insect-pest and diseases and has been used as a measure of crop insurance. During last four decades increased use of chemical pesticide in agriculture has overshadow the traditional plant protection measures. Consumption of technical-grade pesticides increased from 2,350 metric tonnes per annum in First Five Year Plan period to more than 1.07 lakh metric tonnes per annum during Eighth Five Year Plan period (Jayaraj, 1997).

Tractor industry plays an important part as agriculture sector has a major contribution to India’s GDP. Tractors are part of agricultural machinery industry. Tractors came to India through imports and later on were indigenously manufactured with the help of foreign collaborations. The manufacturing process started in 1961-62. Indian tractor industry is relatively young but now has become the largest market worldwide. Indian tractor market is dominated by low price, no frills, rugged, versatile and low to medium powered tractors. Tractor prices in India are about 1/4th of the international prices for similar powered tractors. Currently there are 14 players operating into tractor manufacturing activity in the country and about 90 per cent of market is shared among the top 5-6 players only in the Industry. Mahindra and Mahindra emerged as the leader during the last 4-5 years with close to 30 per cent share, while other players like TAFE, Escorts, Punjab Tractors Ltd. (PTL), International Tractors Ltd. (ITL) and Eicher enjoy market share of 15 per cent, 14 per cent, 11 per cent, 11 per cent and 9 per cent respectively. A few international players like New Holland, John Deere and Same have also set up facilities in India but these players pose little treat to the existing players who enjoy advantages of established distribution/service network and string brand equity (Weekender, KRC Research, 2004).

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