I keep hearing my produce can be rejected for high pesticide residue in export. How do I make sure my crop passes the MRL test.
How to meet pesticide residue limits for export (MRL)?
PPrakash Patil7 महीने पहले · 228 व्यू
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi Teamविशेषज्ञ ✓7 महीने पहले
Meeting Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) starts in the field, not at the lab. Steps that work: use only chemicals approved for that crop and that destination country, follow the exact dose, never overdose thinking more is better, and most importantly respect the pre-harvest interval (the number of days between the last spray and harvest). Keep a written spray diary with date, product, dose and target, because exporters and traceability systems like GrapeNet require it. Prefer biopesticides and integrated pest management near harvest. Before harvest, get a residue test done at an APEDA recognised or NABL accredited lab so you know your lot will pass. Remember each importing country has its own MRL list and the EU is the strictest, so confirm the target country's limits with your exporter before your last sprays. The cheapest insurance is good spray discipline and a clean pre-harvest period.
GGanesh Pawar7 महीने पहले
The spray diary saved us. When the exporter asked for records we had everything written. Plots without records get rejected first.
AAnita Joshi7 महीने पहले
Get a pre-harvest residue test from a recognised lab. Costs some money but far cheaper than a whole container rejected at the destination port.
SSanjay Thorat6 महीने पहले
Different chemicals are banned in different countries. What is fine for Gulf may fail in EU. Always ask the exporter which country and which list before spraying late.