Lockdown 2.0: Syngenta India Launches Nationwide Helpline to Provide Free Crop Advisory, Agriculture Suggestions to Farmers

Amid the nationwide lockdown, agri-input maker Syngenta India has launched a nationwide helpline to address farmers’ concerns and worries to solve all the problems during this peak moment for preparing kharif crops. Farmers can dial the toll-free Syngenta Kisan helpline number 1800-1-215-315 to seek free crop advisory and other farms activity-related information, the company said in a release. 

The expert will answer questions, provide guidance, and help farmers 

Syngenta’s team of experts will answer questions, provide guidance, and help farmers address specific agriculture challenges. 

Helpline Numbers is Available in 9 Languages 

The Syngenta Kisan helpline, operational  between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm from Monday to Saturday, has a total of  16 channels that have been created to address calls in nine different languages such as Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia and Bengali. 

“At a time when the farmers are approaching harvest and preparing for the Kharif season, it is paramount that proper advisories are given to the farmers and we thought it best to give the farmers a platform to raise their concerns. The dedicated lines will help address many critical issues as well as in providing important information during the lockdown period and beyond,” said Rafel Del Rio, Managing Director, Syngenta India, in a statement. 

The call centre will reach out to farmers to inform them about maintaining social distancing, use of PPEs and other precautionary measures related to COVID-19 apart from receiving inbound calls. 

KC Ravi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta India, said, “Farmers usually face a diverse set of issues from unpredictable weather, pest infestations, plant diseases or changing market conditions and during a pandemic like COVID-19, timely and credible information is imperative to avoid the panic that can aggravate disruptions. By establishing this national helpline, we intend to ensure that a channel is available  to farmers to raise and clarify their agriculture and farming issues.”