STUDY OF INDIAN AND UKRAINIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORKS REGULATING BIOFERTILIZERS AND BIOCONTROL AGENTS IN REFERENCE TO CANADIAN MICROBIAL PRODUCTS

Unsustainable application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has steadily declined food productivity the world over. Hence, agricultural practices need to evolve to sustainably meet the growing global demand for food without irreversibly damaging the world’s natural resources. Biofertilizers and biopesticides hold the potential to maintain agricultural productivity, while safeguarding agroecosystems and microclimates. While development/consumption of biofertilizers and biopesticides is at a record high in Canada, US, EU, Australia, Brazil and others, India and Ukraine have shown slow growth. The major challenges revolve around inadequate legislation, inadequate capacity and weak implementation of policies related to biofertilizers and biopesticides. In these countries, biofertilizers and biopesticides are still largely regulated by a legal frameworks originally designed for chemical fertilizers/pesticides. This has created market entry barriers by imposing burdensome costs on the biofertilizer/biopesticide industry. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Konstantia Koutouki

Student:

Partner:

Earth Alive Clean Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program: