From Hazardous Agrochemicals to sustainable agriculture: HADP a game changer
Jammu, Aug. 7 -- Share Tweet Share By Anuj Kumar Verma Kashmir's orchards and fields have long produced beautiful fruit and crops, but the green revolution induced our policy makers, our scientists and the farming community to rely heavily on hazardous chemical pesticides and fertilizers that many countries have partially restricted or banned. PAN Europe's "List of Lists" identifies more than 110 pesticide active ingredients that face bans or severe restrictions in the EU. But, we continued using these hazardous agrochemicals, that too excessively. Resulting in serious effects on health of farmers and their families, contaminated air, soil, ground water, contaminated wells and water bodies as most of the sprayed agrochemicals either remai...
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