Pesticides. Do we need it?
Category: Documentary
These are the video about one example of dangerous use of pesticides and how to reduce the use of it. In this example, they talks about adopting organic cotton. Even if you are not a farmer, there is a little difference you can make to reduce the use of pesticides. Switching to organic is just one option. To reduce the use of pesticides, maybe we need to understand why pesticides are harmful and can cause problems. This book by pesticide expert Graham Matthews
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Majority of farmers in today's world use pesticides to gain satisfying result to harvest their crops. In many developing country they still use dangerous pesticides that is abandoned in countries like U.S.. They not only increase the amount of produce, but also seriously affect farmers health. The best solution would be banning all use of pesticides, but we know it is not possible at this time. Without pesticides, many farmers today will not be able to produce enough crops to support their lives. Instead, we can train farmers to use healthier alternative to dangerous pesticides and reduce the use of harmful chemicals on their food. The book, Pesticides: Health, Safety and the Environment
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