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Crop Care

• Safe pesticide use - A manageable concern in export of fresh fruits from India

  Considering the stiff competition from various fruit producing countries, Indian growers have the great responsibility to keep the pesticide residue levels to the minimum to meet international standards. Various research organisations have developed integrated approaches to control pest and disease problems.

  • 01/04/2008

  • Crop Care
  • • Horticulture
    • Food Standards
    • Food Standard Authority
    • Pesticides And Toxins
    • Pesticide Use
    • Pesticide Residues
    • Exports
    • India
    • Statistics

• Can India do away with pesticides? No. Can be minimised through judicious use

  Pesticides are very expensive chemicals and require a lot of investment and research effort and thus their useful life needs to be prolonged through judicious use. Contrary to the opinion of many, it is now well established that pesticides have a definite role to play in pest management, as they offer the only means to combat damaging levels of pest incidence.

  • 01/04/2008

  • Crop Care
  • • Agriculture
    • Agricultural Research
    • Pesticides
    • Pest Control
    • Cotton
    • Pesticides And Toxins
    • Pesticide Use
    • Biotechnology
    • India