Rotterdam Convention meet: no consensus on including herbicide paraquat in the prior informed consent list
120 nations had agreed to the listing, but India and Gautemala played spoilsport
To bring back bees, European commission to impose temporary ban on neonicotinoid pesticide use in farms
Move to be reviewed after two years
Tarnished terrain
Pesticides used in rice cultivation are having just the reverse effect than the one intended -instead of decimating pests, extensive studies …
While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying them all over the world
Glyphosate is now showing up in humans, but scientists are still debating its health effects. One thing is clear: Because it’s a cheap …
Complementarity begets productivity
ORGANIC farming technologies involve adaptation to local environments. Continuing the series on organic farming (See Down To Earth, November 30, …
Pesticide that killed Karnataka devotees has a sordid record in India
Monocrotophos has killed farmers in Maharashtra and school children in Bihar in this decade
Interview w/ Konda Reddy (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Konda Reddy "Yield increase is not the main aim of NPM, its about bringing down the costs..."
Inteview w/ Srinivas Reddy (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Srinivas Reddy "Seeing the demand for NPM vegetables, I am planning to bring all my land under NPM..."
Inteview w/ Anusuyya Amma (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Anusuyya Amma "No pesticides...No debts..."
Inteview w/ Khairunnisa Begum (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Khairunnisa Begum "There is no fear of suicides, now. People will not consume the biopesticides made from cow dung and urine..."
A masquerade
THT NEW JAPANESE PESTICIDE CARTAP (PADAN) S A Abbasi and Sujata Krishnan Publisher: Ashish Publishing House, Delhi Price: Rs 300
Requiem
It was a strong anti -adulteration law aimed at the standardising of food stuffs. Stronger industrial lobbies and vested interests helped it die …
Farewell to fertilisers
The Netherlands' position as an agricultural superpower stands threatened... unless it shifts to eco-friendlier organic cultivation
Spray and forget
A clear, comprehensive policy on pesticide use and awareness about its harmful effects can help in solving the problems
DEFINING SAFETY
"All substances are poisons; the right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy". Modern food regulation is about determining what that right …
Pesticides leading cause of poisoning in India: Study
The second-most common cause of poisoning was miscellaneous agents, followed by drugs, venoms and corrosives
New fungicide is eco-benign
Scientists are thrilled by the discovery that fungal enzymes called chitinases are environment friendly fungicides.
Big bite
As the malaria parasite and its mosquito carrier become increasingly immune to pesticides and drugs, a recourse to vaccines seems to be the only …
The chlorine bomb
An used chlor-alkali plant is slipped through lax Indian laws on the import of hazardous technology
A pest of a problem
SAVDHANI HI SAMAJHDARI HAI 15 mins . Agrochemicals Information Centre . Coordinated by S P Vishnoi
Lethal gambit
The failure of the government to ban lethal pesticides, used to control the spread of malaria, poses a hazard to human health
The seeds of traditional wisdom
A farmer in northern India has adopted agricultural practices that are attuned -- and not disruptive -- to the rural environment. Moreover, he …
Deadly bloom
Holland's thriving tulip flower industry is under pressure to clean up its act and save the environment from degradation caused by excessive use …
Brushing up
India's good old neem tree could be used by industry if it stands by its assurances of research and resources
Storm in the coffee cup
The coffee borer having developed resistance to the insecticide endosulphan, is threatening coffee plantations throughout the world