Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Kovind Warns Counterfeit Farm Inputs Threaten Productivity, Food Security
Ram Nath Kovind warned that fake farm products can hurt farmers and crops.
These products include counterfeit pesticides and other agricultural inputs.
They may reduce farm productivity and damage farmers’ livelihoods.
Kovind said this can also make it harder to improve food and nutrition security.
He explained that counterfeiting is more than selling a cheaper copy.
It is also a form of deception that makes people trust businesses and systems less.
He said smuggling and counterfeiting can weaken trust in the economy.
Anil Rajput said governments, enforcement agencies, businesses and citizens should work together to stop illicit trade.
Ram Nath Kovind said counterfeit agricultural inputs, including pesticides, harm productivity and farmers’ livelihoods.
He warned that counterfeit inputs undermine efforts to improve food and nutritional security.
Kovind said counterfeiting is deception that erodes trust across the economic system.
He noted that India’s agricultural yields remain below global standards, making productivity a national priority.
FICCI CASCADE Chairman Anil Rajput called for cooperation among governments, enforcement agencies, industry and citizens against illicit trade.
- Who
- Former President Ram Nath Kovind and FICCI CASCADE Chairman Anil Rajput.
- What
- They addressed the effects of counterfeit agricultural inputs and the broader threat of counterfeiting and smuggling.
- When
- Thursday; the report was published on September 17, 2026.
- Where
- At MASCRADE 2026, organised by FICCI-CASCADE.
- Why
- Counterfeit inputs can harm agricultural productivity and farmers’ livelihoods, undermine food and nutritional security, and erode trust in the economic system.
- Speaker
- Ram Nath Kovind, former President of India
- Event
- MASCRADE 2026
- Organiser
- FICCI-CASCADE
- Agricultural concern
- India’s farm yields remain lower than global standards, according to Kovind
- Products cited
- Counterfeit agricultural inputs, including pesticides
- Broader issue
- Counterfeiting and smuggling were described as threats to trust and economic systems
- Proposed response
- Collaboration among governments, enforcement agencies, industry and citizens