Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday stressed the need for greater awareness among farmers and other stakeholders to curb the excessive and indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides in agriculture.

"Excessive and unnecessary use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides is causing long-term and severe damage to soil health, the environment and public health," he said when a delegation from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban.

President's Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam briefed reporters after the meeting.

He urged agricultural universities and relevant institutions to work in a coordinated manner to raise farmers' awareness about the harmful effec...