Organophosphate Pesticides: Impact on Environment, Toxicity, and Their

According to a new target set at 2030, pesticide use in the fields must decrease by half compared to 2008. In Brittany, figures on their use over the last two years are expected soon, while a 6% decrease had been recorded between 2018 and 2022. Some farmers limit the use of these products, even if they do not want to convert to organic.

Odisha Promotes Organic Farming To Reduce Cancer Risks

The Odisha Balabhadra Jaivik Chasa Mission was started by the state government to encourage organic farming and lessen the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which have been connected to an increase in cancer cases in the state. In the Assembly, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan expressed worry over the rising number of cancer patients in areas like Bargarh, Sambalpur, and Balangir. Data shows that between 2021 and 2023, western Odish…

Use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers contributing to rise in cancer cases in Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: Heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in agriculture is the reason behind rise in cancer cases in some districts of western Odisha. This was revealed by the Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan in the Assembly today. “Heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in agriculture could be blamed for the rise in cancer cases in undivided Sambalpur and Balangir districts of Odisha,” said Harichandan while replying to a que…

Many studies have shown that pesticides are harmful to biodiversity and human health. 75% of the insect populations and 50% of the populations of some birds have collapsed in Europe over the last 30 years. Pollinator insects such as bees are in serious danger of extinction. The health effects are devastating, including for populations living in close proximity to treated crops: increased cancers in children, prostate cancers in farmers. More tha…

Organophosphate Pesticides: Impact on Environment, Toxicity, and Their

Organophosphate pesticides are extensively used for the control of weeds, diseases, and pests of crops. Hence, these insecticides persist in the environs and thereby cause severe pollution problems. Synthetic pesticides including organophosphates insecticides are...